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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
casement
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
death
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
end
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
entered
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
extreme
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
few
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
full
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
gate
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
go
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
got
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
heart
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
lawn
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
light
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
limbs
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
meet
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
minutes
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
moonbeam
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
movement
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
Mrs
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
now
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
Ocumpaugh
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
presence
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From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
refused
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
rise
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
room
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
seeing
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From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
shot
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
signs
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From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
solitary
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
some
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From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
straightened
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From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
there
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
tottered
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
trembling
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
tried
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From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
uncertain
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From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my limbs refused; death had entered my heart, and it was some few minutes before I found myself upon the lawn outside.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
western
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From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I got there I was trembling and so uncertain of movement that I tottered at the gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was standing at the extreme end of the room when I entered, in the full light of the solitary moonbeam which shot in at the western casement.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will go meet Mrs. Ocumpaugh now," I repeated, and tried to rise.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But seeing signs of her presence within, I straightened myself and went in.
