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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 BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
afraid
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
alive
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
appeared
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
become
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
BETTY
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
book
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
bride
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
came
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
church
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
dissolving
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
don't
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
door
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
eyes
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
face
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
fear
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
floor
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
gave
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
gently
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
huddled
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
like
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
lily
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
looking
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
Miss
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
move
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
picture
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
Please
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
queer
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
realized
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From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
Reyburn
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
rose
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
said
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
see
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
sensation
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
Stanhope
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From this reading "Please don't be afraid of me, Miss Stanhope," he said gently.
stare
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
story
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From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It gave Reyburn a queer sensation, as if a picture one had been looking at in a story book should suddenly become alive and move and stare at one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
Then
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From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
trembling
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From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
view
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From this reading As he rose and came forward he still seemed to see like a dissolving view between them the little huddled bride on the floor of the church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he suddenly realized that she was trembling.
white
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
wide
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
wraith
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From this reading BETTY, her eyes wide with fear, her face white as a lily, appeared like a wraith at the parlor door and looked at him.
