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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 There was even a sort of pleasure mixed with his horror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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assured
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her first reaction was to chagrin at having been frightened for nothing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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chagrin
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dining-room
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disaster
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edge
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From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was even a sort of pleasure mixed with his horror.
excitement
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face
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From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless in her first glance Pen was assured that no disaster threatened their house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her first reaction was to chagrin at having been frightened for nothing.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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frightened
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glance
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glasses
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gripping
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Her first reaction was to chagrin at having been frightened for nothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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horror
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From this reading There was even a sort of pleasure mixed with his horror.
house
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From this reading Nevertheless in her first glance Pen was assured that no disaster threatened their house.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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made
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man
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mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading There was even a sort of pleasure mixed with his horror.
moist
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From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless in her first glance Pen was assured that no disaster threatened their house.
newspaper
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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nose
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Her first reaction was to chagrin at having been frightened for nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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pale
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PAPER
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Pen
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pleasure
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raised
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ran
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rattle
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reaction
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reading
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seated
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sort
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spread
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STORY
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SUN
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table
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
There
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From this reading There was even a sort of pleasure mixed with his horror.
threatened
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From this reading Nevertheless in her first glance Pen was assured that no disaster threatened their house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
trembling
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From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE STORY IN THE _SUN_-PAPER When Pen ran into the dining-room she found the little man seated at the table, his reading glasses on his nose and the newspaper spread before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The face that he raised to her was pale and moist with excitement; his hands gripping the edge of the paper made it rattle with their trembling.
