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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 had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
adjoining
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
became
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
bed
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
came
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From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
charge
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
child
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
dared
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
deep
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
Dowie
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From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
enough
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
expected
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From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
face
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
fell
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
God
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
hard
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From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
hope
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
midnight
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
Nature
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From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
night
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
out
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
pillow
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
prayed
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From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
pretended
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
quiet
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
room
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
sat
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
scarcely
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
sleep
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
slept
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
slumber
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From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
stole
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
thanked
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
up
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From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
usual
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From this reading She had scarcely left her charge during the night though she had pretended that she had slept as usual in an adjoining room.
waited
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From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
watched
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From this reading She stole in and out, she sat by the bed and watched the face on the pillow and thanked God that--strangely enough--the child slept.
way
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From this reading But not as Dowie had expected it or in the way she hard thought "Nature."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the next morning came the "waking up" for which Dowie had so long waited and prayed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had not dared to hope that she would sleep, but before midnight she became still and fell into a deep quiet slumber.
