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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 When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
add
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
afresh
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
ago
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
all
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
always
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
back
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
beech-tree
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
called
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
came
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
centuries
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
clearness
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
cling
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
continually
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
eighteen-year-old
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
eyes
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
gazed
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
gazing
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
girl
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
heart
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
Jem
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From this reading She had been that girl and Jem had been--Jem.
Jem's
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
Joan
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
leaped
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
lived
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
mad
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
met
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
moments
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
out
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
pictures
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
sat
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
self
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
sprang
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
startled
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From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
there
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
torment
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
turned
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From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
up
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
wall
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From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she was alone Joan sat and gazed not at her wall but at the pictures that came back to her out of a part of her life which seemed to have been lived centuries ago.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading After all, there were moments when to know that she had been the girl whose eighteen-year-old heart had leaped so when she turned and met Jem's eyes, as he stood gazing at her under the beech-tree, was something to cling to.
wicked
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From this reading Sometimes she thought they sprang up to add to her torment, but sometimes it seemed as if they came to save her from herself--her mad, wicked self.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were the pictures that came back continually without being called, the clearness of which always startled her afresh.
