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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 What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
alike
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
allotted
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
assisting
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
awoke
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
Barton
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
Bright
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
calmly
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
cell's
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
clear
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From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
composed
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From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
cry
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
dark
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
darkness
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
day
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
despair
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
door
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
dress
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
early
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
Eudora
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
eyes
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
Fell
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
flung
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
frenzy
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
gazed
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
ground
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
hears
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
high
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
how
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
merciful
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
Michell
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
ministrations
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
more
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
Mrs
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
nerves
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From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
opening
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
passionate
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
perfectly
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From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
physician's
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
Quickly
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
rapturous
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
said
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
sharp
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
slept
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
slight
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
sound
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
strange
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
swooning
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
terror
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
Then
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
Tuesday
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
vanished
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From this reading Thanks to the good physician’s merciful ministrations, the frenzy of terror and the darkness of despair had alike vanished.
very
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
wardress
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
well
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From this reading “It is strange, Mrs. Barton,” she said, as the wardress was assisting her to dress, “how well I am this morning, the very last day of my life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
wild
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From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quickly she gazed around, Then, passionate, flung her hands on high, And with a sharp, wild, rapturous cry, Fell swooning to the ground.—_Michell._ Eudora slept long and calmly, and awoke early on Tuesday morning, the last day of her allotted life.
wonderfully
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From this reading Her nerves were wonderfully composed, and her mind perfectly clear.
word
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From this reading What hears she?—a slight sound— The opening of the cell’s dark door,— Bright eyes—a word, and nothing more.
