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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 When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
asleep
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From this reading She fell asleep at last, and woke with a start.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
awake
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
baby
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
bed
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
carried
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
doors
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
eat
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
evening
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
fell
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From this reading She fell asleep at last, and woke with a start.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
got
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
laid
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fell asleep at last, and woke with a start.
lay
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
leave
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
locking
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
longing
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
minute
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
nest
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
nursery
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
o'clock
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
off
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
return
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
safe
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
sleeping
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From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fell asleep at last, and woke with a start.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She carried her off, still sleeping, and, locking her doors, got into bed.
stole
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
ten
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
then
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
there
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
too
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
undressed
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From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
up
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
upset
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From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
warmed
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From this reading Having warmed a nest with her body for the little creature, she laid it there; and then for a long time lay awake, expecting every minute to hear him return.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not come in that evening; and, too upset to eat or do anything, she went up to bed at ten o’clock.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she had undressed, she stole across to the nursery; she had a longing to have the baby with her—a feeling that to leave her was not safe.
woke
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From this reading She fell asleep at last, and woke with a start.
