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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 Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
all
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
aroused
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
asleep
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
awakened
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From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
bad
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
beg
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
breakfast
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
bring
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
cares
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
clearly
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
control
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From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
cup
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
defined
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
door
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From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
Ellinor
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From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
end
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From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
event
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
fallen
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
father
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From this reading All her purpose was to shield her father from suspicion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All her purpose was to shield her father from suspicion.
fully
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
headache
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
heart
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From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
hour
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
lie
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
longer
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
maid
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From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
Mason
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
Miss
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
moment
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
Monro
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
only
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
plan
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
purpose
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From this reading All her purpose was to shield her father from suspicion.
rapping
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From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
relation
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
ruled
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From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
said
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
shield
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From this reading All her purpose was to shield her father from suspicion.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
strong
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
suspicion
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From this reading All her purpose was to shield her father from suspicion.
tea
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And to do this she must control herself--heart, mind, and body must be ruled to this one end.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
thoughts
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From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
up
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
wait
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From this reading So she said to Mason: "Let me lie half an hour longer; and beg Miss Monro not to wait breakfast for me; but in half an hour bring me up a cup of strong tea, for I have a bad headache."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ellinor was awakened by a rapping at her door: it was her maid.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was fully aroused in a moment, for she had fallen asleep with one clearly defined plan in her mind, only one, for all thoughts and cares having no relation to the terrible event were as though they had never been.
