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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 Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
air
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
array
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
atmosphere
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
blue
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
calm
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came
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
ceased
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
clouds
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
convent-like
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
devoid
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
disorderly
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
dreary
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
drowsy
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
emotion
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
experienced
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
gaze
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
gloom
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
hangings
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
Hastily
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
herd
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
horizon
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
hotly
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
hurrying
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
Hélène
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
indeed
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
leaned
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
lifeless
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
like
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
monsters
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
nook
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From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
off
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
out
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
own
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
panting
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
Paris
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
peaceful
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
rain
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
room
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
secluded
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
seem
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
some
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
suffocation
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
there
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
threw
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
thrilled
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
trooping
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From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
Upstairs
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From this reading Upstairs, in her own room, in the peaceful, convent-like atmosphere she found there, Hélène experienced a feeling of suffocation.
velvet
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From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this indeed her room, this dreary, lifeless nook, devoid of air?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rain had ceased, and the clouds were trooping off like some herd of monsters hurrying in disorderly array into the gloom of the horizon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
window
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From this reading Hastily she threw open a window, and leaned out to gaze on Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her room astonished her, so calm, so secluded, so drowsy did it seem with its blue velvet hangings, while she came to it hotly panting with the emotion which thrilled her.
