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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 "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
all
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
angry
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
any
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
arms
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
back
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
breath
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
close
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
coming
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
crowned
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
danger
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
door
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
down
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
dozen
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
draw
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
end
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
faces
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
falling
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
fast-approaching
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
feet
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
flashes
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
folded
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
frail
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
full
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
grotesque
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
head
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
heed
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
knew
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
laid
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
LIFE'S
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
light
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
lips
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
many
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
monks
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
only
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
OUT
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
Paul
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
peace
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
pressed
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
quivering
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
reverently
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
room
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
roughly
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
shadows
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
signs
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
STRANGE
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
strong
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From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
sunk
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
SWEET
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
swelling
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nor did Paul heed any of these signs of coming danger; he had folded his strong arms around her, and his lips, pressed close to her, seemed to draw the last quivering breath from her frail body.
thrown
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
THUNDERS
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
tramp
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
turned
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From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
voices
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From this reading She did not hear the door thrown roughly open, the swelling of angry voices, or the fast-approaching tramp of many feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was only when her head sunk back, and he knew that she was dead, that he laid her reverently down and turned around.
white
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From this reading The room was full of strange flashes of light and grotesque shadows falling upon the white faces of half a dozen monks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
WORLD
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From this reading "FROM OUT LIFE'S THUNDERS TO A STRANGE, SWEET WORLD" She was dead, and, after all, her end had been crowned with peace.
