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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 Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
ached
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there came a light tap upon the door again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
away
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
black
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
came
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
chamber
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
confused
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
darkness
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
disturbed
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
door
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
fall
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
floor
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
gas
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From this reading She thought it was the maid to light the gas.
gathered
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
head
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
heavy
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
hid
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
hurt
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
light
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From this reading Then there came a light tap upon the door again.
like
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
luxurious
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
lying
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
maid
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
object
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
once
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
pall
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
quietly
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
saying
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
sent
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
severely
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
sight
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
sofa
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
tap
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From this reading Then there came a light tap upon the door again.
tapped
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
Then
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From this reading Then there came a light tap upon the door again.
there
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From this reading Then there came a light tap upon the door again.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought it was the maid to light the gas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
true
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From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite true, for her heavy fall upon the floor had hurt her severely; so she remained quietly lying on a sofa until black darkness hid everything from her confused sight.
wish
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From this reading Her maid came and tapped at the door once, but she sent her away, saying that her head ached and she did not wish to be disturbed.
Xenie
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From this reading Xenie remained alone in her chamber until darkness gathered like a pall over every luxurious object about her.
