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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 Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
any
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
breath
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
call
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
came
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
ceasing
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
chair
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
cheek
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
crossed
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
daughter
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
door
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
down
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
Easton
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
exactness
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
eyes
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
Farrell
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
following
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
forehead
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
girl
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
gone
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
got
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
granite
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
hand
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
hesitated
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
hurry
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
inside
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
just
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
lain
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
looking
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
mechanical
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
moment
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
mother
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
mouth
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
movements
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
Mrs
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
noiseless
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
passive
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
put
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
putting
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
quiet
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
Rachel
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
rather
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
room
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
rubbed
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
said
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
sat
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
sick
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
soon
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
stonily
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From this reading “I’d just as soon, mother; I’d rather,” answered the girl, as stonily, not ceasing from her work.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
then
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
threshold
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From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother came to the door and, looking in, hesitated a moment before she crossed the threshold and sat down in the chair that stood just inside.
up
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From this reading The mother put her hand to her passive mouth and then rubbed it up over her cheek and across her forehead, and drew a long, noiseless breath, following the movements of her daughter about the room with her eyes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
work
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From this reading The next morning, after Mrs. Farrell had gone, Rachel went with mechanical exactness about the work of putting in order the room where Easton had lain sick.
you've
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From this reading “I don’t know as you’ve got any call to hurry so about it, Rachel,” she said, with a granite quiet.
