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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 A FORCED CONFESSION.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
Ampezzo
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
away
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
brain
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
clear
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
CONFESSION
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From this reading A FORCED CONFESSION.
Cortina
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
day's
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
deserting
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
enough
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
entrance
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
essential
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
father
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
fleeing
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
FORCED
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From this reading A FORCED CONFESSION.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
get
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
intention
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
Margaret
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
only
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
pass
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
Philip
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
son
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
Sophy's
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
spot
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From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
swiftly
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From this reading In fleeing as swiftly as she could from Cortina, Margaret had no intention of deserting Sophy's son.
telegraphed
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
then
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
there
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
Toblach
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
Valley
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From this reading They stopped, then, at Toblach, at the entrance of the Ampezzo Valley, and only half a day's journey from Cortina.
waited
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From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a relief to her to hear that Philip had already telegraphed for his father, and as he must pass through Toblach they waited for him there.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But it seemed essential to her to get away from the spot for a little while, that her brain might be clear enough for thought.
