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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 With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
arm
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
aspen
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
bank
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
breath
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
calm
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
came
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
coming
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
completely
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
cry
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
curtain
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
darkness
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
Divining
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
down
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
encounter
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
Exhausted
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
experience
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
eyeballs
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
frame
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
gasping
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
hurried
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
LANDLESS
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
Landless's
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
lay
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
like
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
midnight
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
moment
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
night
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
other
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
out
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
parties
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
PATRICIA
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
previous
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
quivering
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
sand
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
sank
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From this reading Here she sank upon the sand, her frame quivering like an aspen.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
seized
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
shore
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
slaves
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
sleeping
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
sobs
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
soonest
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
stared
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
starting
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From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
swooning
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
terror
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
terrors
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
trembling
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
unnerved
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From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Exhausted by the previous terrors of the night, this last experience completely unnerved her--she seemed upon the point of swooning.
violently
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From this reading With a cry of terror Patricia seized and clung to Landless's arm, trembling violently, and with her breath coming in long, gasping sobs.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LANDLESS AND PATRICIA For one moment the parties to this midnight encounter stared at each other with starting eyeballs; the next, down came the curtain of darkness between them.
wood
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From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Divining what would soonest calm her, Landless hurried her out of the wood and down the shore to the bank, beneath which lay the sleeping slaves.
