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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 Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
all
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
bitterlich
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
cabinet
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
clumsily
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
Dann
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
delicate
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
dich
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
difficulty
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
Doch
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
door
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
du
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
feared
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
flew
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
footsteps
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
force
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
gave
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
generally
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
going
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
hinge
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
horse's
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
Ich
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
involved
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
jammed
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
Janet
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
key
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
liebe
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
listened
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
lock
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
manipulation
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
moment
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
mouth
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From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
muss
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
opening
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
resisted
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
retreating
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
sagst
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
sickening
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
succeed
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
then
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From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Janet had through life a great difficulty in all that involved delicate manipulation, except a horse's mouth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet listened to the retreating footsteps, and then flew to the cabinet.
turn
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
used
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From this reading If a lock resisted, she used force, generally shooting it; if the hinge of a door gave, she jammed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
weinen
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
wenn
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From this reading "Doch wenn du sagst, 'Ich liebe dich,' Dann muss Ich weinen bitterlich."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
wrenched
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From this reading The key would not turn, and for one sickening moment, while she wrenched clumsily at it, she feared she was not going to succeed in opening the cabinet.
