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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 Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
aside
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
bent
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
Black
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
blurred
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
breathless
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From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
brushed
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
caught
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
change
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
crimsoned
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
eyes
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
face
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
fell
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
fingers
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
fumbled
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
gather
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
gaze
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
gently
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
girl
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
golden
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
hair
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
held
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
hung
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
iron-gray
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
knuckles
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
limply
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
locket
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
man
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
mop
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
near
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
Pawl
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
put
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
saw
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
sides
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From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
stared
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From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
then
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
thick
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stared at the little golden thing; and his eyes blurred, and he brushed his knuckles across them, and stared again.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
thus
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From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
together
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
up
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Under his gaze, bent thus upon her throat, the girl crimsoned; she did not understand, but she saw that a change had come in the man.
waist
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Black Pawl saw the locket, his hands fell and hung limply at his sides.
wondering
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From this reading She was breathless, wondering and bewildered.
wrists
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From this reading She put up her hands to gather her waist together; and Black Pawl caught her wrists gently, and held them aside; and then he fumbled the locket in his thick fingers, and bent near her, so that his mop of iron-gray hair brushed her face.
