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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 When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
Adolphe
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
afterwards
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
bottle
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
brow
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
chair
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
commit
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
consciousness
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
crime
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
drunk
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
empty
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
eyes
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
fainted
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
floor
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
forth
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
gazed
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
glass
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
going
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
half-hour
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
heap
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
horror
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
hours
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
Jean
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
lump
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
lying
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
NIGHT
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
opened
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
raised
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
Ralph
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
recollected
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
red
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
regain
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
room
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
several
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From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
silent
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
slowly
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
table
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NIGHT.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
throbbing
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
tottered
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From this reading Gradually she recollected the horror of that half-hour before she had fainted, and slowly she raised herself and tottered to a chair.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until several hours afterwards did Jean regain consciousness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
wine
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From this reading Upon the table stood the empty bottle from which Ralph and Adolphe had drunk glass after glass of red wine, before going forth to commit the crime.
wonderingly
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From this reading When slowly she opened her eyes and gazed wonderingly about the silent room, she found herself lying in a heap upon the floor, a terrible throbbing across her brow and a lump in her throat.
