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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 It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
ached
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
all
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
cold
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
Cornelia
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
excitement
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
eyeballs
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
father
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
felt
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
frequent
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
garish
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
got
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
grayer
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
Harry
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
head
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
heart
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
heavier
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
heavy
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
keep
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
light
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
looking
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
Louise
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
miserable
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
more
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
nerves
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
now
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
out
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
ride
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From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
salt
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
sat
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From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
shivering
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
slipped
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
smile
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
somehow
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
station
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From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
tears
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
things
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
tried
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From this reading Cornelia tried to keep from shivering and smile at everything Louise and Harry told her, but somehow things had got on her nerves.
trolley
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From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long ride, and the trolley was chilly.
way
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From this reading Her eyeballs ached with the frequent tears that had slipped their salt way that afternoon; and her head was heavy, and heavier her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had broken out into a perspiration with all the excitement at the station, and now felt cold and miserable.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Across the way sat her father, looking grayer and more worn in the garish light of the trolley.
