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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 Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
admitted
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From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
brave
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
concealment
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From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
conscious
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
curiously
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From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
distinct
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
Ernestine
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From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
exercised
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From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
experienced
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
faith
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From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
few
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
guilt
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From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
identity
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From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
judged
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From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
many
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
minutes
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
nervousness
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
result
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From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
reveal
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From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
shaken
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From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
standpoint
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From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
things
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
thrill
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
Trent
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From this reading Trent had done many brave things in his life, but he had never been conscious of such a distinct thrill of nervousness as he experienced during those few minutes' silence.
truth
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From this reading She had a sudden impulse to tell him the truth, to reveal her identity, tell him her reasons for concealment.
unpleasant
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From this reading She judged herself from his standpoint, and the result was unpleasant.
view
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From this reading He had shaken her faith in his guilt--he had admitted her to his point of view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ernestine, for her part, was curiously exercised in her mind.
