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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 Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
afraid
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
back
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
bed
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
called
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
cared
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
child
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
comfortable
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
days
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
depths
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
desolate
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
die
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
Dowie
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
face
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
filled
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
forlornness
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
girl
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
gradually
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
heart
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
hidden
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
how
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
lay
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
maternal
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
most
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
mothers
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
nature
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
nursery
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
only
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
out
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
pleasure
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
put
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From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
rescued
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
responsibility
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
restraint
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
Robin
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
saw
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
suggested
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From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
there
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From this reading In the depths of her comfortable being there lay hidden a maternal pleasure in the nature of her responsibility.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
unnatural
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
watch
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dowie put her to bed as she had done when she was a child, feeling as if the days in the nursery had come back again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
white
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From this reading She saw gradually die out of the white face the unnatural restraint which she had grieved over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It had suggested the look of a girl who was not only desolate but afraid and she wondered how long she had worn it and what she had been most afraid of.
young
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From this reading She had cared for young mothers before, and that she should be called to watch over Robin, whose child forlornness she had rescued, filled her heart with a glowing.
