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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had begun to think; her face had changed again.
all
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
away
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
back
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
bedside
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
begun
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From this reading She had begun to think; her face had changed again.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
came
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
changed
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From this reading She had begun to think; her face had changed again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She remembered herself, and her past, which I did not know.
disagreeable
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
down
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
face
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From this reading She had begun to think; her face had changed again.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
fit
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
flung
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
got
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She remembered herself, and her past, which I did not know.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered herself, and her past, which I did not know.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
natural
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
passion
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
past
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From this reading She remembered herself, and her past, which I did not know.
put
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered herself, and her past, which I did not know.
sat
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
shawl
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
some
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From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
sort
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From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
speak
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From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
story
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
then
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
there
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From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had begun to think; her face had changed again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
up
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
visitor
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From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
waiting
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From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After my visitor had got over her little fit of passion I took up my shawl--my good shawl, which she had flung from her--and put it away; and then I sat down by the bedside to hear her story.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She did not speak for some time, while I sat there waiting.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her bewildered sort of feeling (which I could not understand, but yet which seemed so natural) that she had got over all that was disagreeable, passed away, and her life came back to her, as it were.
