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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 In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
arose
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
away
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
bed
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
bride
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
came
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
chamber
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
climbing
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
close
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
conflict
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
control
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
curtains
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
danced
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
discharge
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
element
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
Entering
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
expel
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
false
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
fantastic
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
flatulence
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
force
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
getting
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
girl
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
Ha
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From this reading "'Ha!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
how
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
husband
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
learned
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
leave
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
like
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
loud
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
love's
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
mass
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
merrily
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
mother
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
much
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
night
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
note
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
nuptial
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From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
off
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
organ-blower
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
pent
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
place
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
pretext
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
quickly
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
sped
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From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
split
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From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
storing
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
thanked
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
up
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
waiting
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From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Entering the nuptial chamber, she determined to expel it when getting into bed, but the fantastic element was beyond control.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The girl, much pleased, learned how to sail close to the wind, thanked her mother, and danced away merrily, storing up her flatulence like an organ-blower waiting for the first note of mass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the middle of the night, the bride arose under a false pretext, and quickly returned again; but when climbing into her place, the pent up force went off with such a loud discharge, that you would have thought with me that the curtains were split.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The husband came; I leave you to imagine how love's conflict sped.
