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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 Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
alarmed
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
announced
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
annoyed
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
attack
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
brother's
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
chair
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
clasped
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
Colomba
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
door
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
exhausted
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
fashion
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
flustered
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
hand
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
head
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
incapable
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
knock
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
leaning
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
mildest
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
much
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
nervous
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
Orso
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
own
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
Panting
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
peroration
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
prefect
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
reprove
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
rested
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
rose
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
Saveria
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
secretly
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
shook
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
shoulder
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
silently
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
single
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
somewhat
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
suffering
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
there
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
tightly
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From this reading Her head rested on her brother’s shoulder, and she clasped one of his hands tightly between her own.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
too
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From this reading Orso, though secretly somewhat annoyed by her peroration, was too much alarmed to reprove her, even in the mildest fashion.
uttering
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
utterly
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
very
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
visibly
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
waiting
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From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was silently waiting till the nervous attack from which she seemed to be suffering should have passed, when there was a knock at the door, and Saveria, very much flustered, announced the prefect.
word
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From this reading Panting, exhausted, Colomba was utterly incapable of uttering a single word.
words
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From this reading At the words, Colomba rose, as though ashamed of her weakness, and stood leaning on a chair, which shook visibly beneath her hand.
