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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 It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
alarm
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
all
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
apprehension
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
bidden
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
brain
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
break
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From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
catastrophe
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
confusion
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
day
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
distinct
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
distinguish
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
drag
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
earlier
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
frail
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
go
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From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
grief
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
hand
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
head
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
heart
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From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
hold
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
Janet
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
keep
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
looking
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
met
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
mingling
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
misery
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
now
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
Ogilvy
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
ones
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
out
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
prepare
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
reached
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
Robbie
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
said
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
scarcely
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
seized
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From this reading She seized his hand in her frail ones, which could scarcely hold it.
sentiment
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
some
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
stairs
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
supper
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
suspense
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
terror
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
to-night
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
together
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
unintelligible
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
up-stairs
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
upright
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
usual
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
vague
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
we'll
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From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
wearily
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From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Ogilvy went wearily up-stairs after the suspense and alarm of this long, long day.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When she reached the head of the stairs she met Robbie, who told her, not looking at her, that he had bidden Janet prepare the supper earlier than usual, “for we’ll have to make a start to-night,” he said.
wild
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From this reading It was all that she could do to drag one foot after another, to keep upright; her brain was in a confusion of misery, out of which she now could distinguish no distinct sentiment--terror and grief and suspense, and the vague wild apprehension of some unintelligible catastrophe, all mingling together.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Robbie, will you go?--will you go, and break my heart?”
