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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 I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
aches
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
advanced
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
All
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
awe-stricken
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
bode
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From this reading What does it bode?
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
brow
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
caressed
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
chair
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
children
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
clad
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
creatures
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does it bode?
dreams
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
faces
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
freezing
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
ghostly
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
head
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
heart
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
husband
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
ice
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What does it bode?
kiss
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
kissed
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
lips
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
low
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
marrow
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
misgives
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
nearest
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
night
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
past
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
pressed
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
room
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
said
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
seated
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
seen
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
slowly
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
stared
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
strange
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
throbs
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
tones
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From this reading “My mind misgives me;”--she said in low awe-stricken tones,--“My mind misgives me; I have had dreams--_such_ dreams!
tossed
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
turned
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From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All night I have tossed and turned,--my head throbs here,”--and she pressed both hands upon her brow,--“and my heart--my heart aches!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does it bode?
white
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From this reading I have seen strange creatures clad in white,--ghostly faces of the past have stared at me,--my dead children have caressed me,--my dead husband has kissed me on the lips,--a kiss of ice, freezing me to the marrow.
Zaroba
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From this reading Zaroba advanced slowly into the room, and seated herself on the nearest chair.
