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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 They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
all
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
also
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
away
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
bedside
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
Bet
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
boys
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
breathing
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
ceased
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
closed
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
cold
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
comfort
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
crept
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
crouching
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
dawn
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
door
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
eyes
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
face
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
fast
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
figure
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
floor
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
girl's
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
Granger
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
hard
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
impressed
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
lay
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
lingered
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
mattress
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
midnight
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
more
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
mother's
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
night
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
noisily
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
opened
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
quietly
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
room
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
said
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
scarcely
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
shared
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
spirit
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
startled
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From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
straw
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
talk
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
together
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From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
too
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
two
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
unusual
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From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
very
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From this reading Granger lingered all through that night, but she scarcely said anything more, and in the cold dawn of the morning her spirit passed very quietly away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two little boys opened the room door noisily at midnight, but they too were impressed, as Bet had been, by the unusual order and appearance of comfort of the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They ceased to talk noisily, and crept over to a straw mattress on the floor which they shared together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps they were also startled by the girl's still figure crouching by the bedside, and by the look on their mother's face as she lay with her eyes closed, breathing hard and fast.
