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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 No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
backward
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
bed
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
bitter
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
blackness
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
clouded
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
coast
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
complexion
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
confined
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
dreamy
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
face
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From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
flush
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
future
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
God
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From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
gone
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From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
hardly
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
hope
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
illness
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
indelible
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
known
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
large
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
lighted
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
longer
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
looking
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
marble-like
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
Merrill
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
more
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
Mrs
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
now
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
out
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past
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
pierce
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
pressed
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
rather
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
refinement
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
sad
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
seeming
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From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
seen
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
son
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From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
stamp
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
storm
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From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
striving
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
thirty-five
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “My God! can my son have gone out in the face of this terrible storm?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
vain
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
warmed
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were large and dreamy, seeming to be looking backward into a past clouded with bitter memory rather than lighted with hope for the future.
window-glass
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
woman
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From this reading No longer confined to her bed by illness, it could now be seen that she was a handsome woman, hardly more than thirty-five, and with the indelible stamp of refinement upon her.
wore
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From this reading Her face wore a sad look, and no flush warmed the marble-like complexion.
worst
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
years
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From this reading It is the worst I have known upon the coast for years,” and Mrs. Merrill pressed her face against the window-glass, striving in vain to pierce the blackness without.
