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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 Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
almost
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
attic
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
boarding-house
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
chaos
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
combined
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
convert
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
difficulty
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From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
expensive
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
front
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
heat
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
high
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
hours
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
house-tops
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
looking
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
luminous
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
made
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
night
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From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
opened
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From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
out
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
own
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
pall
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
restlessness
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
rising
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
room
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
rose
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
sat
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
slept
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From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
small
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From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
smallest
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
smoke
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
staying
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
sun
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
up
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From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
Virginia
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From this reading CONSCIENCE Virginia slept little that night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
weary
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From this reading The heat, combined with her own restlessness, made the weary hours one long nightmare for her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her room, one of the smallest and least expensive in the cosmopolitan boarding-house where she was staying, was high up, almost in an attic.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
window
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From this reading Early in the morning she rose and sat in front of the little window, looking out across the wilderness of house-tops, where a pall of smoke seemed to convert to luminous chaos the rising sun.
windows
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From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The windows were small, and opened with difficulty.
