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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
amazement
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
apologised
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
awakening
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
back
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
bed
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
bent
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
calmed
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
dark
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
disordered
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
down
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
dreads
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
eyes
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
fairly
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
Faucit
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
Faucit's
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
hearers
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
hundred
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
involuntarily
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
kiss
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
leap
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
lips
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
made
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
manner
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
Mildred
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
moment
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
Mrs
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
much
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
nerves
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
overflowed
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
press
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
saw
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
scream
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
self
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
shadows
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
shamefaced
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From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
soft
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
sorry
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
spent
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
started
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
startled
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From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
tears
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
There
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
too
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
touch
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From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
two
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
unlike
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
up
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From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
usual
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sudden awakening was too much for the disordered nerves, and the soft touch had brought with it a hundred nightmare dreads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The scream with which Mildred started up in bed made the two hearers fairly leap back in amazement.
white
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From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When she saw who was standing beside her, she calmed down in a moment, and apologised in shamefaced manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were dark shadows beneath her eyes; and she looked so white and spent, so unlike her usual radiant self, that Mrs Faucit's eyes overflowed with tears, and she bent involuntarily to press a kiss upon her lips.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Mrs Faucit, I am so sorry I startled you!
