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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
arms
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
bear
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
bosom
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
call
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
came
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
child
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
clearly
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
cross
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
cuddling
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
down
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
establish
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
FIRE
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
gangplank
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
gaze
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
hand
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
holding
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
hurt
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
inquisitive
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
Jane's
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
kept
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
Martha
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
new
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
O
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From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
out
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
own
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
protect
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
relation
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
shawl
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
shouldered
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
SPREAD
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
thus
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
touched
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
wanted
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From this reading It hurt her to call him thus, but she wanted to establish the new relation clearly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
way
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
weight
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From this reading She had shouldered her cross and must bear its weight alone and in her own way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
word
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF FIRE The doctor kept his word.
words
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From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
wrapping
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From this reading His hand was the first that touched Jane's when she came down the gangplank, Martha beside him, holding out her arms for the child, cuddling it to her bosom, wrapping her shawl about it as if to protect it from the gaze of the inquisitive.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O doctor! it was so good of you!" were Jane's first words.
