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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
answer
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
belonged
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
blanket
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
buttoned
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
called
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
claim
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From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
death
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From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
eyes
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
fingers
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
how
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
instant
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
Jean
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
knelt
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
lambent
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
large
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
Marshall
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
moment
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From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
nightdress
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
once
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
opened
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
regarded
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
remembering
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
responded
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From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
said
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From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
smiling
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From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
steadily
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
stirred
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From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
then
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From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
up
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From this reading He knelt by her, and drew the blanket up, and buttoned the nightdress at her throat with clumsy fingers.
voice
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From this reading At the claim of his voice she responded; smiling, she stirred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And for the moment, she had looked--but it was not death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She opened her large eyes and regarded him--strangely, he thought, for the instant; then with the lambent look which belonged to Jean, and quite steadily.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He could not help remembering how she had once said, "If I were dead, I should answer you if you called me, Marshall."
