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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 Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
battery
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
beast
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
beautiful
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
burst
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
chair
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
confession
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
COUSINS
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From this reading "COUSINS!"
crashing
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
cries
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
cry
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
dashed
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
dozen
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
face
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
framework
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
French
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
frozen
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
galvanic
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
glass
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
hand
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
hedge
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
high
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
Holding
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
lawn
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
leaped
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
Like
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
limbs
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
literally
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
man
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
Maud
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
pieces
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
pressed
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
privet
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
rob
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
scarcely
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
shock
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
sound
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From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
splintering
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
stop
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
struggling
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like the shock from a galvanic battery did that sound breathe life into my frozen limbs.
thousand
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
wild
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From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
windows
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From this reading Holding a chair before my face I literally burst through the high French windows, crashing the glass and splintering the framework into a thousand pieces.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the cry of a wild beast I dashed across the lawn and leaped over the privet hedge.
yards
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From this reading Maud, my Maud, was scarcely a dozen yards from me, struggling in the grasp of the man who had come to rob me of his confession, with his great hand pressed against her wild, beautiful face to stop her cries.
