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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 A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
change
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From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
closed
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
condition
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From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
couch
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
deprecating
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
ENIGMA
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
eyes
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
face
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From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
forehead
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
FRESH
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
gaze
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
Godfrey
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
Godfrey's
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From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
grave
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From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
handkerchief
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
inert
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
lay
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
Lester
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
lifeless
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
longer
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
met
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
Miss
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From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
moment
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
mopped
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
nerve-racking
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
nervous
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
pocket
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
put
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
quickly
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
Rather
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
remarked
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
saw
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From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
severe
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
shaken
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
smile
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
stepped
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
then
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
torch
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From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
tremor
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From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
Vaughan's
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From this reading I saw that a change had come in Miss Vaughan's condition.
very
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From this reading Godfrey's face was very grave as he looked at her.
wandered
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
wasn't
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From this reading "Rather nerve-racking, wasn't it, Lester?" he remarked, and then his gaze wandered to the couch, and he stepped toward it quickly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were still closed, but her body no longer lay inert and lifeless, for from moment to moment it was shaken by a severe nervous tremor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A FRESH ENIGMA Godfrey met my eyes with a little deprecating smile, put his torch in one pocket, took a handkerchief from another, and mopped his forehead.
