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absence
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From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
all
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
any
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
completely
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From this reading Her strength was completely spent.
consequences
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
desire
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
down
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
eager
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
fate
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
fearless
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
fishermen
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
friends
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From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
Gaved
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
Hall
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From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her strength was completely spent.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
intense
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
lagged
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
laid
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
limbs
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
Madeline
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
man
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
NICK
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
obedience
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
occurred
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From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
once
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From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
others
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
painfully
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
refused
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
render
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
rescued
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
return
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
Rufus
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
spent
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From this reading Her strength was completely spent.
spongy
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
St
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From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
Sterne
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From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her strength was completely spent.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NICK OF TIME On the return journey to St. Gaved Madeline lagged painfully behind.
turf
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From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her strength was completely spent.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What her friends at the Hall might think of her absence had never once occurred to her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She was as eager as any of the others to know if the fishermen had rescued Rufus Sterne, but her limbs refused to render obedience to her will.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for her intense desire to know the fate of the man who had rescued her, she would have laid down on the spongy turf, fearless of all consequences.
