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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 But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
address
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
arms
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
arrival
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
away
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
Calm
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
checked
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
Christian
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
comforting
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
crammed
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
curiosity
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
drawn
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
extend
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
firm
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
gloomy
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
go
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
Guards
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
hand
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
handkerchief
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
heart
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
mutter
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
National
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
new
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
rising
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
room
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
rush
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
said
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
seat
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From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
soft
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
some
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
sponge
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
spring
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
strangers
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From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But she could not help rising a little on her seat, extend her arms towards him and mutter his Christian name.
voice
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
waved
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From this reading Calm and gloomy, he waved his hand to the strangers and in a soft but firm voice, said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was crammed with strangers and National Guards whom curiosity had drawn into it.
words
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From this reading The Queen was therefore checked in her first impulse which was to rush to the new arrival, sponge away the blood with her handkerchief and address him some of the comforting words which spring from the heart, and therefore go to them.
