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act
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
AID
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
all
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
anxiety
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
bending
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
brightly
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
CALL
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
consciousness
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
CUNNING
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
decadence
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
DEEMS
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
down
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
drama
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
dramatic
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
encouragingly
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
enlist
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
eyes
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
face
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
friend
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
heart
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
infuse
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
instant
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
Lily
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
Lily's
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
LIZZIE
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
Lizzie's
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
NECESSARY
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From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
occasion
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
off
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
possible
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
ranks
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
recovered
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
saw
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From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
smiled
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
stage
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
talk
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
there
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From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIZZIE DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO CALL CUNNING TO HER AID.
trace
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
vanished
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From this reading Every trace of anxiety vanished from Lizzie's face as Lily's eyes looked into hers, and she smiled so brightly and nodded so encouragingly as to infuse strength into the heart of her friend.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The first thing Lily saw when she recovered consciousness was Lizzie's face bending down to hers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
women
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From this reading In that instant Lizzie began to act: as all women do upon every possible occasion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If those who enlist in the ranks of the drama would but act on the stage as they act off it, there would be no talk of the decadence of dramatic art.
