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abandon
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
back
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
breast
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
Crescent
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
cushions
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
divan
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
ebony
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
exhausted
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
grasping
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
hair
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
head
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
hour
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
just
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From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
knee
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
lamp
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
lay
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me, Zoraida," I said.
more
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From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
panted
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
past
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
placed
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
Placing
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
said
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From this reading "Tell me, Zoraida," I said.
sank
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
scenes
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From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
shoulders
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
side
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
silken
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
strain
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
strange
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From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
strayed
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
tables
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From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
Taking
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me, Zoraida," I said.
tenderly
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
then
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
too
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Placing the lamp upon one of the little tables of ebony and pearl, she sank upon her divan exhausted, but still grasping the Crescent.
utter
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From this reading Her long hair strayed over her shoulders and breast, and as she lay back in utter abandon she panted as if the strain of the past hour had been too great.
wearied
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From this reading Taking one of the great silken cushions I placed it tenderly under her wearied head, then sank upon my knee at her side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
witnessed
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From this reading "Tell me more of the strange scenes which I have just witnessed.
Zoraida
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From this reading "Tell me, Zoraida," I said.
