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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 Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
accursed
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
all
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
anguish
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
arose
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
awful
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
Beatrix
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
bitter
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
blow
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
burning
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
cheek
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
comprehend
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
consciousness
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
Dane
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
darkness
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
DEATH
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From this reading WORSE THAN DEATH.
eyes
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
fixed
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
force
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
God
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
groaned
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
harshness
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
head
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
Hours
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
lifted
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
pane
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
pressed
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
realization
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
sat
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
staring
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WORSE THAN DEATH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
there
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
truth
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From this reading Hours passed before Beatrix Dane returned to consciousness and a realization of the truth.
trying
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From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, my God! what am I?" she groaned, in her bitter anguish; "accursed! accursed!"
window
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From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lifted her head and sat staring into the darkness, trying to comprehend this awful thing that had come upon her with all the force and harshness of a blow.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She arose and went over to the window and stood there, with her burning cheek pressed against the pane, her eyes fixed upon the darkness without.
WORSE
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From this reading WORSE THAN DEATH.
