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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 When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
Amaryllis
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
angry
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
awoke
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
back
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
bed
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
came
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
combated
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
door
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From this reading She tried the door--locked!
drug
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
fear
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
feet
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
floor
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
gesture
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
given
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
happily
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
how
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
jammed
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
locked
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From this reading She tried the door--locked!
lower
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
Melchard
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
night
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
raised
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
remains
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
restlessness
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
room
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
shock
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
sleep
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From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
sprang
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
strange
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
surroundings
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WINDOW.
there
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
threatening
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
touched
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From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
tried
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From this reading She tried the door--locked!
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the shock of the strange surroundings she sprang from the bed, and as her feet touched the floor, last night came back to her.
unintelligible
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Amaryllis awoke from a sleep in which the remains of the drug Melchard had given her had happily combated the restlessness of fear, she had no memory of how she came to the room in which she found herself.
WINDOW
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From this reading THE WINDOW.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
woman
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
words
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From this reading She went to the window, and had already raised the lower part until it jammed, when there came running beneath an angry woman, threatening with gesture and unintelligible words.
