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affect
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
air
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
Alice
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From this reading "Come in, Molly," said Alice.
all
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
call
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
cardinal
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
charged
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come in, Molly," said Alice.
cousin's
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From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
electricity
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From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
entered
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
guest-house
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
hall
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
happen
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
humble
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
Hôtel
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
importance
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in, Molly," said Alice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
laden
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From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
Molly
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
MOTHER
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From this reading THE SECOND MOTHER.
Métropole
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
remains
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
rooms
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From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
round
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
said
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
say
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND MOTHER.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
staircase
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND MOTHER.
then
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
trembling
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From this reading Even the hall and the staircase of the Hôtel Métropole, when Molly entered that humble guest-house, seemed trembling with anxiety.
uncertain
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
uncertainty
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
very
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
waiting
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cousin's rooms were laden with anxiety as with electricity.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
whole
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From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we are waiting for the call to do something--to say something--of cardinal importance; something that will affect the whole of our life, all that remains of it: when we are uncertain what will happen after or before we have said or done that something; then the very air round us is charged with the uncertainty of the time.
