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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 The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
all
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
annihilating
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
best
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
bourgeois
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
bow
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From this reading Hans rose and made her a formal bow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
chatelaine
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
confess
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From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
effect
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
estimation
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
fearful
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
folded
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
formal
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From this reading Hans rose and made her a formal bow.
guilty
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From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
Hans
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
horrible
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
horror
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
leaving
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
lost
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
made
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From this reading Hans rose and made her a formal bow.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
paralyzed
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
please
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
profound
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
recovered
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
rose
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From this reading Hans rose and made her a formal bow.
said
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
sat
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
seems
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
sigh
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
staring
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
stark
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
startle
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From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
stiff
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
tale
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
truth
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From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
very
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From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
voice
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From this reading At last she recovered her voice, folded her hands, and said, with a profound sigh, "This is horrible!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
Wehlau
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
words
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From this reading The effect of these words was annihilating; the little chatelaine sat stark and stiff as if paralyzed with horror, staring at this bourgeois Hans Wehlau who told her so fearful a tale.
worth
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From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I confess myself very guilty, but I did not think that the truth would so startle you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have, it seems, lost all worth in your estimation, and shall please you best by leaving you.
