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almost
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
ashore
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
black
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
breath
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
Brenière
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
cling
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
clothes
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
devoutly
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
dragged
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
FELL
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
FLAT
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
girl
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From this reading She hated the girl.
grim
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
hated
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From this reading She hated the girl.
head
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
heavily
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
HOW
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
Julie
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
JULIE'S
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
ledges
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
lower
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
more
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
Nance
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
reached
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recovered
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
return
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
revolving
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
rocks
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
rough
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
sat
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From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
SCHEMES
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
slack
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slowly
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
stand
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
struggled
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thankful
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Julie had sat revolving grim schemes in that black head of hers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
Then
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
too
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
trying
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
up
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From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
waded
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
water
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From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
weary
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From this reading She waded ashore almost too weary to stand, and had to cling to the rough rocks till she recovered her breath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW JULIE’S SCHEMES FELL FLAT Nance found the return journey still more trying to her strength, but she struggled through, and was devoutly thankful when the slack water under Brenière was reached.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, slowly and heavily, she dragged herself up the lower ledges to the little plateau where her clothes were.
