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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 Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
all
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
away
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
blunted
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
caring
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
child
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
cold
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
crept
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
days
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From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
dumbly
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
eyes
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
few
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From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
film
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
find
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From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
forest
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
frown
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
gathered
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
girl
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
hills
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From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
home
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
involved
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From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
joy
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From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
leathery
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
moaned
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
mother
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
nightfall
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
off
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From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
received
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
room
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From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
rough
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
sat
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
several
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From this reading The next morning she was off to the hills again, nor could I find her for several days.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
solitary
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
stricken
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At nightfall I took her home, and the leathery mother received her with a frown; but the child was beyond caring, and crept away, dumbly, to her room.
trees
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
village
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From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
weep
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From this reading Her little rough hands were cold, a film had gathered over her eyes; she did not weep, but moaned to herself, and all her senses seemed blunted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
whole
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From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The forest was solitary, we were beyond the village; all the afternoon I sat under the trees with the stricken girl.
words
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From this reading Again, as in her joy her words were few; again as in her joy her whole being was involved.
