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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
beautiful
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
blue
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
bright
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
came
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From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
change
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
cheeks
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
consciousness
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
crisis
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
Daisy
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
days
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From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
died
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
down
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
Dr
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
eyes
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
fortnight
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From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
golden
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
hair
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
head
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
just
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
light
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
opened
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
otherwise
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
out
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
pretty
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
recover
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
restless
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
rose-bloom
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
said
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
shorn
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
soon
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
stricken
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
there
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From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
two
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beautiful, long, golden hair had been shorn from the pretty little head, and the rose-bloom had died out of the pretty cheeks, but the bright, restless light never left the beautiful blue eyes--otherwise there was but little change in Daisy.
weeks
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From this reading It had been just two weeks that morning, they told her, as she opened her eyes to consciousness, since she had first been stricken down.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly the days came and went for the next fortnight.
West
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From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
wonderingly
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From this reading "And I have been here ever since?" she inquired, wonderingly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The crisis had passed, and Dr. West said she would soon recover.
