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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 For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
all
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
bones
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
chill
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
daylight
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
door
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
ear
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
entry
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
explain
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
fingers
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
handle
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
hard
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
HUSBAND
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
imperceptible
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
inside
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
just
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
light
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
listened
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
moved
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
night
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From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
noiselessly
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
penetrate
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
picture
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From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
possibly
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From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
presented
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From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
reason
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
recalling
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From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
room
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
sending
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
shiver
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
some
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
splashes
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
sun
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
threshold
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had moved so noiselessly that, quite possibly, to the ear alone her entry had been imperceptible.
very
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From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
wall
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
warm
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked about her, recalling the picture which it had presented to her mind on that first night.
wide
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
WIFE
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
windows
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE She stood just inside the threshold of the room, with the handle of the open door between her fingers, and listened.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For some reason which she would have found it hard to explain a shiver passed all over her; a sudden chill seemed to penetrate to her very bones.
yellow
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From this reading The room looked different by daylight, the windows wide open, the sun sending wide, warm splashes of yellow light from wall to wall.
