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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 She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
advice
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
all
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
any
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
aunt
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
aware
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
away
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From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
back
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
became
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
brain
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whither was she to run, and with whom?
came
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
conclusion
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
flitted
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
given
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
grief
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
Herr
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
home
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
house
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
impossible
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
island
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
keep
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
Linda
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
Madame
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
magistrate's
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
Molk
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
necessary
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
out
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
plans
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
purport
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
rate
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
red
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From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
returning
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From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
run
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From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
Schuett
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
Staubach
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
stunned
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
Tressel
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From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
tried
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From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
various
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Linda Tressel, as she returned home to the house in the Schuett island, became aware that it was necessary for her to tell to her aunt all that had passed between herself and Herr Molk.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading But whither was she to run, and with whom?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But whither was she to run, and with whom?
wild
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From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been half stunned with grief as she left the magistrate's house, and for a while had tried to think that she could keep back from Madame Staubach at any rate the purport of the advice that had been given to her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Could she not run away without returning to the red house at all?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And as she came to the conclusion that this would be impossible to her,--that it must all come out,--various wild plans flitted across her brain.
