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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 There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
adjoining
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
all
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
Bass
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
blank
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From this reading But her mind seemed a blank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
conception
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
dread
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
ears
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
fact
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
formulate
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
front
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
Gerhardt
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
get
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
heard
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
holding
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
ill-concealed
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
Jennie
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
meant
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
once
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
paper
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
recounting
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
room
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
say
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her mind seemed a blank.
sensation
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
sickening
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
some
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
sounded
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
There
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
trance
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
trembling
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From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
tried
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
voice
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From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is dead,” was all that her mind could formulate for the time, and as she stood there the voice of Bass recounting the fact to Gerhardt in the adjoining room sounded in her ears.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
window
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From this reading There she stood by the front window and looked at it again, a sickening sensation of dread holding her as though in a trance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jennie took the paper with but ill-concealed trembling and went into the adjoining room.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” she heard him say; and once again she tried to get some conception of what it meant to her.
