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all
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
away
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
ceasing
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
Clarisse
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
convince
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
death
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
drove
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
forth
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
game
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From this reading “No, no, the game is not lost yet.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
happening
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, no, the game is not lost yet.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
listen
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
lost
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From this reading “No, no, the game is not lost yet.
Lupin
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
more
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, the game is not lost yet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
numbed
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
perhaps
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
plans
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
possessed
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
reassure
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
sat
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
SCAFFOLD
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
set
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From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
some
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From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
swear
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From this reading “I swear that I will save him.”
taxicab
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From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I swear that I will save him.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Lupin set forth his plans, perhaps more to reassure himself than to convince Clarisse:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clarisse did not listen, sat as though numbed, as though possessed by some great nightmare of death, which left her ignorant of all that was happening outside her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE SCAFFOLD “I will save him, I will save him,” Lupin repeated, without ceasing, in the taxicab in which he and Clarisse drove away.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “No, no, the game is not lost yet.