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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 Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
all
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
almost
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
Alured
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
any
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
Arthur
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
asleep
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
bore
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
brunt
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
daring
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
delirium
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
enough
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From this reading Poor Alured! his waking was sad enough!
exclamations
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
fall
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
frightful
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
grief
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
hardly
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
heart
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
Hester
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
Hester's
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Alured! his waking was sad enough!
hold
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
hours
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
house
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
Jaquetta
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
LEGACY
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From this reading TREVOR'S LEGACY.
loved
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
made
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
most
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
much
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
night
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
only
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
oppressed
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
raving
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
revived
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
sad
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From this reading Poor Alured! his waking was sad enough!
send
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From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
showed
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
state
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
struggling
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
stuff
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From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
Trevor
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
TREVOR'S
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From this reading TREVOR'S LEGACY.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Poor Alured! his waking was sad enough!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jaquetta bore the brunt of that night, and showed the stuff she was made of, for poor Hester had only revived to fall into a most frightful state of delirium, raving and struggling so that the doctor and Arthur could hardly hold her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
wicked
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So it went on for hours, Alured the only creature asleep in the house, and we not daring to send for any help from without, poor Hester's exclamations were so dreadful.
wonder
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From this reading He had loved Trevor with all his heart, and the wonder that anyone could be so wicked oppressed him almost as much as the grief.
