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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 FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
anguish
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
any
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From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
arms
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
away
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
clearly
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From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
cry
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
death
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Phebe did not know what had happened, but he knew.
down
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
dumb
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
dying
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
encircling
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
entered
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
escaped
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
Felicita
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From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
gazing
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
gesture
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
happened
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From this reading Phebe did not know what had happened, but he knew.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
heard
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
hope
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From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
hut
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
knew
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From this reading Phebe did not know what had happened, but he knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phebe did not know what had happened, but he knew.
MOMENT
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
more
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
motionless
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
now
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
Phebe
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
relentless
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
self-deception
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From this reading Quite clearly, without any hope or self-deception, he knew that Felicita was dead.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
silent
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
single
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
smile
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
sound
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From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
spoken
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
tender
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
thrown
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From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Phebe did not know what had happened, but he knew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A single cry of anguish had escaped him; but he was dumb now, and no sound was heard in the silent hut, except those that entered it from without.
word
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
words
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From this reading FOR ONE MOMENT She had not uttered a word to him; but her smile and the tender gesture of her dying hands had spoken more than words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He stood motionless, gazing down upon her, and upon Phebe, who had thrown herself beside her, encircling her with her arms, as if she would snatch her away from the relentless grasp of death.
