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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 Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
almost
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From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
answer
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
anxiety
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
anxious
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
area
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From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
asking
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
big
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From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
cap
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
care
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
concealed
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
dropped
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
emotion
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
equal
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
eyes
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
fear
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
finger-ends
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
indifferent
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
lap
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
less
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
mistress
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
moved
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
much
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
natural
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
occupant
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
other
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From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
particulars
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
pathos
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
peaceful
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From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
place
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From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
room
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From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
sat
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From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
scarcely
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
shawl
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
smile
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
stocking
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
stretching
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From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
subject
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat and looked at each other across the little area of the peaceful room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
thrilling
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From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
too
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From this reading He, stretching half across it, too big almost for the little place.
turned
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
white
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From this reading She, in her white shawl and her white cap, its natural occupant and mistress.
wistfulness
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From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her stocking had dropped into her lap, and she looked at him with a pathos and wistfulness in her eyes which were scarcely concealed by the anxious smile which she turned upon him.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were not equal in anything, in this less than in other particulars--for he was indifferent, asking her the question without much care for the answer, while she was moved to her finger-ends with anxiety on the subject, thrilling with emotion and fear.
