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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 [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that, there came a thought.
alien
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
alive
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
any
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
awareness
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
awoke
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
back
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
blurted
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
BrokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
came
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From this reading After that, there came a thought.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
coursing
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
didn't
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
drowsed
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
emotion
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
existence
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
experience
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
feelings
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
give
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
God
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
helpless
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
human
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
I'll
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
made
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
more
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
now
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
off
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
Oh
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
out
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
pain
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
panic
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
plain
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
playground
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
seen
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
sense
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
sent
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
simple
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
soon
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
stop
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
there
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From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that, there came a thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
tired
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
too
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
trust
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
ugly
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
wave
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From this reading I'll be ugly._ The thought sent a wave of panic coursing through her, but she was too tired to experience any emotion for long, and she soon drowsed off.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading First there were feelings--a feeling of existence, a sense of still being alive when she should be dead, an awareness of pain that made her body its playground.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
won't
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From this reading It was a simple thought, and her mind blurted it out before she could stop it: _Oh, God, now I won't even be plain any more.
wonder
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From this reading [Sidenote: Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind--a doctor who had never seen a human before!] She awoke, and didn't even wonder where she was.
