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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 “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am satisfied,” said she.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
brow
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
caught
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
cold
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
Comes
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
compromised
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
constable
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
Count
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
Countess
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
demeanor
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
document
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
doorway
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
doubt
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
downstairs
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From this reading She went downstairs and out of the house.
dropped
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
emotion
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
eye
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
Gantiacus
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
Ghent
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
God
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
Godefroid
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
Gothofredus
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
hand
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
house
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From this reading She went downstairs and out of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am satisfied,” said she.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
landing-place
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
mercy
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
much
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
out
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From this reading She went downstairs and out of the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
parchmentnounUS /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
path
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
read
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
recovered
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
said
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From this reading “I am satisfied,” said she.
satisfied
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From this reading “I am satisfied,” said she.
saw
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
showing
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
snatching
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
then
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From this reading She dropped the parchment, and passed her hand over her brow; then, feeling, no doubt, that she had compromised herself by showing so much emotion, she recovered her cold demeanor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
up
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From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went downstairs and out of the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “God of mercy!” cried the Countess, snatching up a document that caught her eye, on which she read, _Gothofredus Comes Gantiacus_ (Godefroid, Count of Ghent).
wife
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From this reading The constable and his wife stood in their doorway, and saw her take the path to the landing-place.
