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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 She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
blindly
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
brain
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
bull
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
came
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
circus
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
crane
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
dawn
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
despair
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
downward
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
dropped
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
drops
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
face
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
fled
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
flowing
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From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
force
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
insensible
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From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
knowing
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
lends
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
lonely
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From this reading It was quite lonely by the waterside.
lying
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
mouth
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From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
moving
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
only
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
owl
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite lonely by the waterside.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
river
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
run
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
rushes
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From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
sedges
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
sheathed
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
steel
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
stones
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
strange
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
then
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
There
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From this reading There she had remained insensible, the blood flowing a little from her mouth.
things
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite lonely by the waterside.
water-lizard
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From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
waterside
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From this reading It was quite lonely by the waterside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the dawn came, it found her lying face downward among the rushes by the river.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A crane among the sedges, an owl on the wind, a water-lizard under the stones, such were the only moving things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
young
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From this reading She had run on, and on, and on blindly, not knowing whither she fled, with the strange force that despair lends; then suddenly had dropped, as a young bull drops in the circus with the steel sheathed in its brain.
