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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 "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
afraid
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I led her outside again.
all
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
always
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
big
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
breast
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
don't
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
end
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From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
eyes
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
face
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
fear
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
feel
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
flash
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
flung
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
frightened
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
heard
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From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I led her outside again.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
I'm
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
Joan
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
knew
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From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
led
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From this reading I led her outside again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
louder
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
murmured
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
now
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I led her outside again.
past
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
pushed
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
shining
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
steadily
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
tent
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From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
that's
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
too
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From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
transformed
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was all too big for me to understand at first," she murmured, "and for a long time I was frightened--" "But not now!" he cried louder; "you don't feel afraid now of--of anything that's in me--" "I fear nothing," she cried, "nothing, nothing!"
whisper
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From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
whole
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From this reading She looked steadily into my face with eyes shining and her whole being transformed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I knew you would come to me in the end," I heard him whisper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Joan, Joan!" he cried, and in a flash she answered him, "I'm here--I'm with you always now," and had pushed past me into the tent and flung herself upon his breast.
