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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 Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
appalled
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
Bedford's
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
book
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
composed
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
conducive
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From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
conversation
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From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
drooped
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
eyelids
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
eyes
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
flicked
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
frenzied
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
greeting
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
heat
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From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
heavily
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
held
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
high
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
Katrine
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
languid
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
lap
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
met
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
pages
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
read
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
rent
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From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
rose
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
shriek
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
shut
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
sleep
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From this reading The morning was not half over, but already her eyelids drooped heavily; she shut the book, and composed herself to sleep.
smiled
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
startlingly
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From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
too
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
torpid
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From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
twain
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From this reading Suddenly, startlingly, the torpid silence was rent in twain.
voice
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This morning the great heat was not conducive to conversation.
woman's
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From this reading A woman's voice rose in a shriek--high, frenzied, appalled.
wordless
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From this reading Katrine held a book on her lap, and from time to time flicked over pages, but she was too languid even to read; from time to time her eyes met Bedford's and they smiled a wordless greeting.
