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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 A fortnight went by in this fashion.
almost
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
asleep
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
bent
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A fortnight went by in this fashion.
Cecile
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
combing
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
daily
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From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
disturbed
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
dressing-table
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
eagerly
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
face
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
fashion
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From this reading A fortnight went by in this fashion.
fell
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
fortnight
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From this reading A fortnight went by in this fashion.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
glass
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
gradually
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
hairs
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
hand
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
head
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
hold
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
less
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
longer
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
made
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
man
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
met
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From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
mother
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
Nanteuil
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
night
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
nightmares
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
overcast
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
own
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
peace
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
playing
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
recovering
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
saw
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
sitting
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
suffocating
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From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
theatre
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From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
Then
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fortnight went by in this fashion.
together
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From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
walks
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From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
weather
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From this reading Then, one morning, while sitting at her dressing-table, combing her hairs she bent her head toward the glass, as the weather was overcast, and she saw in it, not her own face, but the face of the dead man.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They met daily at the theatre, and they went for walks together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was gradually recovering her peace of mind; her nights were less disturbed; she no longer made her mother hold her hand while she fell asleep and no longer found herself suffocating in nightmares.
working
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From this reading Nanteuil was playing almost every night, and was eagerly working at her part of Cecile.
