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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
All
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
aloud
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
completely
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
made afraid or less confident
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
down
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
excitement
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
fiends
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
gone
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
heart
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
Helen
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
helpless
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
hold
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
home
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
knowing
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
lashed
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
made
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
Peace
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From this reading “Peace!
penetrable
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
pursuing
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
ran
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
reached
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
resist
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
room
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
rose
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
seized
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
shut
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
Sit
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
spark
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
stuff
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
suffer
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
then
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
turn
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
up
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From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
way
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From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Helen ran up to her room when she reached home, and shut herself in, and after that she had nothing to do but suffer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was helpless to resist them, knowing not which way to turn or what to do,--completely cowed and terrified.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
wring
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From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
writhed
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From this reading All of her excitement was gone from her then, and with it every spark of her strength; the fiends that had been pursuing her rose up and seized hold of her, and lashed her until she writhed and cried aloud in agony.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit you down, And let me wring your heart; for so I shall, If it be made of penetrable stuff.”
