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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 She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
agitation
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
all
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
Angelique
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
bed
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
came
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
complained
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
covering
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
dark
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From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
day
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
desperate
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
dinner-table
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
disappearing
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
entered
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
excitement
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
exhausted
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
glistened
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From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
go
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
haste
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
head
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
heavens
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From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
heavy
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
hours
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
immediately
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
July
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
leaving
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
made
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
multitude
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From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
night
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
once
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
oppressive
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
quiet
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
room
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
self
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
sheet
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
slowly
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
soon
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
stars
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From this reading In the dark heavens glistened a multitude of stars.
struggles
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
tears
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From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
true
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From this reading The agitation and excitement of the morning, her struggles against her true self, had quite exhausted her.
up
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
warm
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
well
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From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening of this same day, immediately after leaving the dinner-table, Angelique complained of not being at all well, and went up at once to her room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
wide
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
window
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From this reading The hours passed slowly, and soon it was night--a warm July night, the heavy, oppressive quiet of which entered through the window, which had been left wide open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made haste to go to bed, and covering her head with the sheet, with a desperate feeling of disappearing for ever if she could, again the tears came to her relief.
