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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 There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
alive
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
arrange
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
Arthurs
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
awake
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
away
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
bathchair
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
Baxter
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
broke
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
condemn
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
crept
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
difficult
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
dumb
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
explain
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
felt
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
grounds
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
hated
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
Holmescroft
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
horrible
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
Hydro
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
kettle
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From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
known
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
lay
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
like
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
Mary
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
mid-day
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
Miss
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
more
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
most
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
park-like
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
perfectly
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
proof
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
puffed
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From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
room
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
said
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
saw
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
side
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
specially
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
steam
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From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
tears
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From this reading “If I could have proof--if I could have proof,” said she, and broke into most horrible tears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
There
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From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
ThingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
twenty
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a long silence while the steam kettle puffed.
wished
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From this reading Baxter motioned to me, and I crept away to my room, and lay awake till morning, thinking more specially of the dumb Thing at Holmescroft which wished to explain itself.
words
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From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
years
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From this reading I hated Miss Mary as perfectly as though I had known her for twenty years, but I felt that, alive or dead, I should not like her to condemn me.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet at mid-day, when I saw Miss Mary in her bathchair, Arthurs behind and Baxter and Miss Elizabeth on either side, in the park-like grounds of the Hydro, I found it difficult to arrange my words.
