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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
ardent
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
awake
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
birth
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
brain
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
busy
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
city
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
closed
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
coincidence
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From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
day
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
dreams
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
dull
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
ears
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
endless
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
events
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
eyes
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
find
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
Forest
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
given
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
heed
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
how
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From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
kept
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
London
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From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
most
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
night
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From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
place
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
pursued
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
questions
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
rang
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
realize
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
roar
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
scarcely
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From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
singular
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From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
sleep
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
strange
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
then
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From this reading And then how singular, how mysterious was that coincidence which had brought it about.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
too
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
tormented
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From this reading Her brain was busy, too; and even as she closed her eyes the endless questions, which the strange events of the day had given birth to, pursued and tormented her.
Una's
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From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
used
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
WardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading She could scarcely realize that she had left Warden Forest, that she was here in London, the place of her most ardent dreams!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Una's first night in London.
Weary
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From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Weary as she was she could not find sleep; the dull roar of the great city--which those who are used to take no heed of--rang in her ears and kept her awake.
