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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 Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
ago
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
all
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
altogether
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
brilliant
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
child
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
draught
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
drunk
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
eight
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
eloquently
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
enfeebled
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
eyes
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
feet
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
forlorn
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
heart
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From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
hours
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
instead
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
intently
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From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
large
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
living
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
more
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
once
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
only
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
person
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
queerest
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
questioned
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
silently
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
singularly
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From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
sprang
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
strange
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
strong
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
then
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From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
too
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From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
trying
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From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
utterly
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From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
Very
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From this reading Very intently, too, and as if surprised or trying to remember.
vigorous
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her large eyes seemed singularly brilliant, and for a while the only thing living about her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But all at once, as though memory had returned, she sprang to her feet and stood, strong, and utterly without support, and questioned him with those eyes silently but eloquently.
write
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From this reading ‘Look, then, into thine heart and write!’
Wyndham
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
younger
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From this reading The queerest thing about it all to Wyndham was that, instead of being enfeebled by the strange draught she had drunk, she looked younger, more vigorous, and altogether another person from the forlorn, poor child of eight hours ago.
