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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 Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
Allow
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From this reading "Allow me to thank you for it."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
beating
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From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
Bess
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
betray
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
clasp
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
cold
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
Daisy
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
dared
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
delicate
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
dropped
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
Eve
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
evermore
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From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
extending
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
familiar
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
figure
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
fingers
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
form
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
Gerty
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
grateful
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
hand
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
heard
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
heart
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From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
identity
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Allow me to thank you for it."
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Allow me to thank you for it."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
orange-trees
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
quickly
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
rendered
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
Rex
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
said
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
see
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
service
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
shade
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
sigh
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
sister
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
slight
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
speak
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
stifled
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
thank
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From this reading "Allow me to thank you for it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
tones
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
veiled
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
very
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From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
voice
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From this reading Poor Daisy! she dared not speak lest the tones of her voice should betray her identity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
whispered
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From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
why
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From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
wildly
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From this reading "I must for evermore be as one dead to him," she whispered to her wildly beating heart.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Rex wondered why the little, fluttering, cold fingers dropped so quickly from his clasp; he thought he heard a stifled sigh; the slight, delicate form looked strangely familiar, yet he could see it was neither Eve, Gerty, nor Bess.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am very grateful to you for the service you have rendered my little sister," said Rex, extending his hand to the little veiled figure standing in the shade of the orange-trees.
