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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 In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
appear
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
arms
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
away
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
bosom
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
children
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
children's
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
curiously
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
death
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
diamond
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
eyes
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
face
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
faded
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
features
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
fingers
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
fixed
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
ghastly
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
girl's
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
haggard
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
head
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
hid
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
holding
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
hung
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
interwoven
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
kissed
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
large
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
light
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
lower
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
making
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
moonlight
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
more
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
mother
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
neck
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
necklace
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
now
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
other
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
overspread
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
paleness
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
pattern
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
pearls
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
repeatedly
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
round
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
sank
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
saw
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
scene
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
streamed
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
then
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From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
twined
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From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
up
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From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In her long thin fingers she was holding up to the light a necklace of large pearls, curiously interwoven in a diamond pattern, and on this the children’s eyes were fixed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Both children then twined their arms round their mother and kissed her repeatedly, while her head sank lower and lower, and the paleness of death overspread her features.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “She then hung it on the girl’s fair neck, who hid it in her bosom.
window
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
woman
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From this reading “This scene faded away as the other had done, and I saw the fair woman no more.
woman's
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From this reading “The moonlight now streamed through the window upon the woman’s face, making it appear more ghastly and haggard than before.
