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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 Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
all
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
beating
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
came
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
car
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
carved
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
doorway
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
dull
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
dully
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
engine
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
Esther
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
faintly
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
follow
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
get
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
heard
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
heart
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
laughing
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
lie
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
like
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
listening
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
men
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
Micky
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
motionless
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
moved
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
noise
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
one's
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
out
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
road
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
said
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
sat
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
shameful
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
some
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
sounded
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
started
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
stone
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
subconsciously
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
talking
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
there
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
throb
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From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone.
together
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
two
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From this reading The two men behind her had moved out to the doorway; she could still hear them talking and laughing together.
up
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From this reading Outside in the road Micky suddenly started up the engine of his car.
urged
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From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
vibrant
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From this reading The little vibrant noise sounded like the beating of some one's heart, she thought dully; she found herself listening to it subconsciously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Something within her urged her to get up and follow them to tell them that she had heard what they said, to tell them that it was all a lie--a shameful lie.
