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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 “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
analyzed
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
arrival
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
awaiting
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
beautiful
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
box
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
buy
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
calm
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
came
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
conduct
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
day
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
deadening
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
decided
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
directed
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
finally
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I spent a restless night waiting for her.
gaze
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
guess
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
hand
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
heavy
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
impression
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
jewel
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
judged
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
known
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
leave
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
mantelpiece
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
night
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
o'clock
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
occupied
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
outstretched
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
person
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
placed
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
planning
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
quiet
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
quieting
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
restless
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From this reading “I spent a restless night waiting for her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
spent
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From this reading “I spent a restless night waiting for her.
stared
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
Sunday
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
ten
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
there
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From this reading I finally decided to buy her a jewel, a beautiful little jewel, which I placed in its box on the mantelpiece, and left it there awaiting her arrival.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
trying
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From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
vacant
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From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
waiting
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From this reading “I spent a restless night waiting for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Until Sunday my mind was occupied day and night trying to guess who she might be and planning my course of conduct towards her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She went on, after having stared at me, judged, weighed and analyzed me with this heavy and vacant gaze which seemed to leave a quieting and deadening impression on the person towards whom it was directed.
years
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From this reading “At ten o'clock she came, calm and quiet, and with her hand outstretched, as though she had known me for years.
