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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
all
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
appeared
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From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
awakening
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
become
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
changes
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
committing
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
crime
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From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
days
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
deed
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
delirium
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
devouring
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
dread
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
dreams
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
dull
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
earth
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
earthquake
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
enormity
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From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
excitement
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
exultation
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
fall
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
felt
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
fever
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
followed
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
fully
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
given
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
guilty
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
haunted
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
head
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
Heaven
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
horror
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
impassive
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
interest
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
judgment
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
knees
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
Many
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
Mataswintha
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
moment
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
night
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
other
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From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
pang
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
place
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
preparation
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
recovered
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
remorse
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
rising
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
rushing
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
slumbers
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
taking
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From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She appeared to have no other feeling than that of the enormity of her crime.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
thrown
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
torch
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
triumphal
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From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
uneasy
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From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
up
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
very
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had become dull and impassive to all that passed around her, taking no interest in the great changes which were in preparation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many days passed before Mataswintha fully recovered from the delirium of fever and the uneasy slumbers, haunted by terrible dreams, which followed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
wicked
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From this reading At the moment of committing the wicked deed, the earthquake had thrown her upon her knees, and in her excitement, in the pang of awakening conscience, she thought that the very earth was rising up against her, and that the judgment of Heaven was about to fall upon her guilty head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The triumphal exultation which she had felt while rushing through the night with her torch, had given place to devouring remorse, horror, and dread.
