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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 Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
bed
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
begin
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
Bettina
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
called
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From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
empty
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
enough
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
filled
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
gladly
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
greater
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
home
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
lain
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
lost
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From this reading They reminded her too much of the mother she had lost.
made
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
mental
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
mother
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From this reading They reminded her too much of the mother she had lost.
much
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From this reading They reminded her too much of the mother she had lost.
neighbors
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From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
Nora
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
old
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
only
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
out
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
physical
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
possible
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
promptly
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From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
reach
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
recuperate
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
relaxed
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
reminded
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From this reading They reminded her too much of the mother she had lost.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
restlessness
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
see
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From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
somehow
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
somewhence
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
tended
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The neighbors had called on her promptly, but she could not see them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
too
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From this reading They reminded her too much of the mother she had lost.
up
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
waited
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From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
wearied
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From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
week
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From this reading Bettina had been in her old home a week--long enough to recuperate from her journey and begin to take up her life, such as it was to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But she had wearied of the physical rest, which only made her mental restlessness the greater, and she had an impulse to reach out her empty hands so that somehow, somewhence they might be filled.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would gladly have relaxed entirely and lain in bed to be waited on and tended by Nora, had this been possible.
