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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 bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
advancing
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Afterward
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
All
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From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bare
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
bed
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
bottle
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
breathless
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
broad
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
child
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
comforts
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
cot
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
deep
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
door
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From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
eagerly
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
enough
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
figure
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
glass
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
God
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
head
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
hospitable
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
hurry
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From this reading "There's no such hurry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
knows
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laugh
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lot
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luxuries
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lying
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
man
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
means
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
moment
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more
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
narrow
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
once
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
own
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
pillow
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
pillowed
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
remarked
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roof
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
saw
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shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
small
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
spot
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From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
stepped
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stoop
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From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "There's no such hurry.
sunk
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swung
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From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
table
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
There's
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From this reading "There's no such hurry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this before the door had swung open.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
wall
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From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A bare wall, a narrow cot, a table with a bottle and glass on it and the child in the bed--that was all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But God knows, it was enough to me at that breathless moment; and advancing eagerly, I was about to stoop over the little head sunk deep in its pillow, when the old man stepped between and with a short laugh remarked:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Afterward, I saw nothing and thought of nothing but the small figure lying in the spot where I had once pillowed my own head, and with no more luxuries or even comforts about her than had been my lot under this broad but by no means hospitable roof.
