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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 In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
act
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
affectionately
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From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
arms
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From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
bony
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Cazenove
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clasped
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confession
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
determination
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From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
emotion
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From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
few
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From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
girl
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giving
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From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
hair
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From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
halted
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From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
house
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
inspiration
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
kissed
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From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
Lazare
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leave
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
Louise
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mere
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middle
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necessary
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
old
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
only
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
Pauline
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From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
person
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
plan
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From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
road
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From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
said
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
simple
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From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cazenove suddenly halted in the middle of the road and clasped the girl in his long bony arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told him everything--her plan of giving Lazare to Louise and her determination to leave the house.
trembling
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unbosomed
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From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
unwilling
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From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This confession had seemed necessary to her; she was unwilling to act upon mere inspiration, and the old doctor was the only person who could understand her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was trembling with emotion, and he kissed her on the hair, as he said affectionately:
words
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From this reading In a few simple words Pauline unbosomed herself to the Doctor.
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