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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 Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
absorbed
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
adversary
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
apprehension
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
audience
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
breath
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
burden
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
catch
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
condition
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
deal
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
dire
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
disturbed
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
driving
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
eager
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
endeavoring
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
eye
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
Giovanna
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
impassioned
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
insensible
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
knew
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
mad
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
Miss
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
moved
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
notice
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
off
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
only
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
passionate
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
Que
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
relieve
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
said
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
soul
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
surprise
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
surrounded
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
Susan
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
Susan's
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
then
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From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
throw
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From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
too
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From this reading Miss Susan was a great deal too impassioned and absorbed even to notice the disturbed condition of her adversary.
turn
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From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
uneasy
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From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
voulez-vous
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From this reading “Que voulez-vous? que voulez-vous dire?” she said under her breath, endeavoring to catch Miss Susan’s eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her turn to be uneasy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Giovanna looked at Miss Susan with surprise, then with a little apprehension.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She knew herself to be surrounded by an eager audience, but yet in her soul she was alone, insensible to everything, moved only by a passionate impulse to relieve herself, to throw off the burden which was driving her mad.
