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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 She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
all
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From this reading Tell me all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
animal
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
bone
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
child
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
cliff
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
composure
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
dark
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Tell me everything, this minute.”
firm
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
fishing-dory
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
gave
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
grated
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
grinding
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
harbor
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
heard
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
Helen
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
hesitation
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
Jane
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
Lena's
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
like
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me all.
minute
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From this reading Tell me everything, this minute.”
moment's
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
more
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
painter
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
peremptorily
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
powerful
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
quick
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
rowed
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
said
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From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
shown
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
sobbing
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
sprang
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
startling
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
story
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
strokes
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
teeth
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From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tell me everything, this minute.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
version
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She grated her teeth, like an animal grinding a bone; took her foot from the painter, sprang into the fishing-dory, and rowed with quick, powerful strokes into the dark harbor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Helen, without a moment’s hesitation, descended the cliff and peremptorily said:-- “Jane, I heard it.
word
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From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Jane who was sobbing bitterly, stopped like a child at a firm word: and with more composure than she had yet shown, she gave her version of Lena’s startling story.
