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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 The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
back
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
basin
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
bosom
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
breath
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
candle
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
comfortable
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
dress
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
few
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
fled
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
full
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
hand
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
hang
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
heart
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
holding
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
lay
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
letting
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
lit
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
Marguerite
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
mouth
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
Now
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
only
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
other
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
pale
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
raised
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
recover
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
relieve
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
room
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
seconds
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
seem
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
side
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
sigh
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From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
single
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From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
sofa
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
stained
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
streaks
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
table
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
tried
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
undone
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From this reading She lay back on a great sofa, her dress undone, holding one hand on her heart, and letting the other hang by her side.
Very
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From this reading Very pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
water
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From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room to which she had fled was lit only by a single candle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the table was a basin half full of water, and the water was stained with streaks of blood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now and again her bosom was raised by a long sigh, which seemed to relieve her a little, and for a few seconds she would seem to be quite comfortable.
