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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
aid
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
aroused
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
best
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
depths
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
destiny
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From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
died
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
faced
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
guns
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
heart
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
hour
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From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
how
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
intellect
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
longer
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From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
loved
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
loves
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From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
much
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
only
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
out
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From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
plain
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From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
pointed
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
reality
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
relentlessly
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
said
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From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
sank
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
self-effacement
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
showed
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
side
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From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
sight
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
situation
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From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
spirit
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From this reading "How can I best help?" she asked herself, which showed that the spirit aroused in her that afternoon had not in reality died.
squarely
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From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He no longer loves me!" she said to herself, in this hour of plain thinking.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She faced it squarely; and her heart sank to the depths; for she still loved him, and the sight of him that afternoon amid the guns had told her how much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
working
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From this reading But her next thought was not of herself, but of him, and the situation in which, he was working out his destiny.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And her intellect relentlessly pointed out to her that her only aid would come from her self-effacement, her standing one side.
