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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 THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
able
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From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
any
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
caused
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
crash
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
crashed
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
curious
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
darkened
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
Deane
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
draw
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
EFFECT
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
electrical
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
enough
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
excitement
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
explain
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From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
exultation
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
fear
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
feet
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
felt
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
generated
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
ground
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
happened
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
harmless
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
how
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
instinct
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
kindle
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
lightning
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
moment
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From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
nature
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
nearer
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
outburst
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
overhead
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
perhaps
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
places
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
play
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
rocked
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From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
room
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
seems
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
somehow
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
STORM
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
Then
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From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
there
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From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
vivid
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From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EFFECT OF A STORM Deane was never quite sure how it had happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands were still about her for a moment after she was in the room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then there happened what he was never able to explain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was perhaps a harmless instinct enough which caused her to draw a little nearer still to him with fear, as the thunder crashed overhead and the ground beneath their feet rocked.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sudden crash of the storm, the vivid play of the lightning in the darkened room, the curious exultation which any outburst of nature seems to kindle in the forgotten places, had somehow generated a curious excitement--something electrical, incomprehensible, yet felt by both of them.
