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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 It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
bed
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
burst
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
cast
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
caught
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
Charlot
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
conscious
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
convulsed
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From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
crisis
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
days
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
distracted
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
domination
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
door
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
dormant
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
excitement
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
fiber
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From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
find
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
fixed
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
fled
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
frenzied
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
gave
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From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
give
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
ground
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
heart
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
horror
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
idea
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
Jean
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
mattered
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
more
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
movement
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
oblivion
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
opening
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
out
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
overmastering
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
pressed
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
resurrection
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
rose
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
see
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
seek
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
shock
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From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
Silvine
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From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
softly
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From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
some
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
spot
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
straw
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
sustained
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
tears
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
terror
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this crisis that Jean rose from his bed and, softly opening his door, looked out into the passage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
two
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
unable
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From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
up
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
way
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From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And she fled with him, running with distracted terror, unable to see or hear more, conscious of but one overmastering need, to find some secret spot, it mattered not where, in which she might cast herself upon the ground and seek oblivion.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was the last straw; something seemed to give way in her, the excitement that had sustained her for the last two days while under the domination of her one fixed idea gave way to horror.
wildly
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
woman
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From this reading It was the resurrection of the dormant woman in her; she burst into tears, and with a frenzied movement caught Charlot up and pressed him wildly to her heart.
