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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 Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
afraid
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
angel
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
answer
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
ask
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
bent
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
bowed
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
burned
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
cold
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
cry
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
despair
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
down
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
dusky
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
eyes
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
faint
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
falter
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
fingers
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
fire
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
firmly
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
ghost
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
golden
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
grace
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
hand
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
head
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
ice
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
joy
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
kissed
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
led
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
light
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
like
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
lips
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
made
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
mercy
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
old-fashioned
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
pale
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
room
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From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
rose
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
said
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From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
seat
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
strange
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
taking
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From this reading He rose from his seat with a faint cry of joy, and taking her hand bent over it with old-fashioned grace and kissed it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
up
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
very
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From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
Virginia
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not falter, as he led her across the dusky room.
wild
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes.
wrung
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From this reading Virginia made no answer, and the ghost wrung his hands in wild despair as he looked down at her bowed golden head.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."
