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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 Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
any
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
Beatrix
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
calm
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
cheek
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
cold
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
DEADLY
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From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL.
dear
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
death
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
dread
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
face
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
felt
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
form
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
friend
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
girl's
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
grown
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
heart
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
Home
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
hour
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL.
instinctive
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
inured
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
kissed
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
lingered
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
live
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
lost
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
messenger
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
midnight
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
more
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
much
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
natural
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
once
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
PERIL
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From this reading IN DEADLY PERIL.
pillow
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
scenes
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
seen
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
sensation
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
sheet
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
shrinking
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
sorrow
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
strange
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
terror
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From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
there
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
up
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
very
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From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not terror, it was not the natural and instinctive shrinking from death--death in any form; for Beatrix had seen so much of the dread messenger that she had grown inured to such scenes since she had come to live at the Home.
white
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From this reading She drew the sheet up over the calm, white face upon the pillow; but first she kissed the cold cheek once more.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But still within the girl's heart there lingered a strange feeling of sorrow, as though she had lost a friend, a very dear friend.
woman
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From this reading Beatrix felt a strange sensation as she stood alone at the midnight hour beside the dead woman.
