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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 CHANCE FOR ESCAPE.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone in the world!
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
back
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
Barton
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dead man had been so much to her.
blow
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
bring
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
chair
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
CHANCE
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From this reading A CHANCE FOR ESCAPE.
cottage
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dead man had been so much to her.
Doris
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
ESCAPE
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From this reading A CHANCE FOR ESCAPE.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
eyes
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
face
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
father-like
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CHANCE FOR ESCAPE.
friend
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
funeral
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
go
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
half-closed
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alone in the world!
inanimate
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
kept
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
lay
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
like
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
lodgings
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
lost
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
Lying
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
man
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From this reading The dead man had been so much to her.
much
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From this reading The dead man had been so much to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
object
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
ominous
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
other
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
recovered
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
remind
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
repeating
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The dead man had been so much to her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alone in the world!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
wan
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
wandering
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
week
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
white
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
window
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
woodman's
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
words
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From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
world
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From this reading Alone in the world!
worlds
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From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lying back in a chair by the open window of the woodman’s cottage--for she could not bring herself to go back to the lodgings in Barton, where every inanimate object would remind her of the father-like friend she had lost--Doris kept repeating the ominous words to herself.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although a week had passed since the funeral she had not yet recovered from the terrible blow, and as she lay back with half-closed eyes and white, wan face she still looked “like one wandering in other worlds than this.”
