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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 motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
allow
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
Andreas
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
arm
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
bedroom
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
brutally
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
couldn't
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
cry
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
crying
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
Ellen
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
floor
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
flung
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
follow
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
GOD'S
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From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
hair
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
hand
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
hateful
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
husband
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
LAW
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From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
less
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From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
Linnet
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From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
man
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
MAN'S
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From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
minute
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From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
now
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading GOD’S LAW—OR MAN’S?
own
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
picked
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
proud
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
room
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
servants
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
silently
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
single
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
smoothed
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
soon
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
speak
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
tear
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
too
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
treat
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
trust
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
twice
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From this reading Not twice in his life should Andreas treat her so before her own servants.
up
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From this reading Linnet took less than one minute to make up her mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
wiped
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From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was too proud to cry; but as soon as her husband had left the room she picked herself up from the floor where he had brutally flung her, wiped the blood from her arm, smoothed her hair with her hand, and motioned silently to Ellen to follow her into her bedroom.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
wring
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From this reading She motioned to her, because she couldn’t trust herself to speak without crying, and never now should she allow that hateful man to wring a single tear from her.
