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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 There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
alarming
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
All
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
anxiety
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
breathing
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
deeply
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
dozen
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From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
dry
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
evening
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From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
explored
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From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
fold
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
heart
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
held
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From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
hours
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
household
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
just
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
lay
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
luck
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From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
McNab's
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
Mrs
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
needing
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
note
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
original
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
perhaps
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
pictured
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
possibilities
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From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
reading
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
regularly
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
room
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
slipped
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
soon
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
There
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From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
things
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading But luck had held for me throughout that evening.
thrown
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
thumping
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From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
tray
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
unpleasant
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From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
untouched
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From this reading She lay just as I had left her hours before, breathing deeply and regularly: the tray was untouched beside her, the note in its original fold.
up
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
voyage
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From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading All through our voyage I had pictured her waking up and needing me: perhaps alarming the household, perhaps thrown into anxiety by reading my note.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS soon as I was in dry things I slipped into Mrs. McNab’s room, my heart thumping.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a dozen unpleasant possibilities, and I had explored them all.
