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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 Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
All
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
Back
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
chastities
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From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
cope
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
evening
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
happened
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
lay
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
made
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
meek
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From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
Moon
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
Mrs
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
night
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
now
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
once
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
only
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
outrage
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From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
owned
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
plenty
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
powerless
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
Quincey
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
realize
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
refused
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
reticences
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From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
revelation
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
Saturday
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
saw
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
see
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
seen
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
shock
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From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The remarkable revelation made to her by Mrs. Moon was so great a shock that her mind refused to realize it all at once.
spirit
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From this reading It was an outrage to all the meek reticences and chastities of her spirit.
Stands
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From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
Sunday
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From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Quincey Stands Back As it happened on a Saturday morning she had plenty of time to think about it.
truth
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From this reading But she owned its truth; she saw it now, the thing they all had seen, that she only could not see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the afternoon and the evening and the night lay before her; she was powerless to cope with Sunday and the night beyond that.
