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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 She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
Chantrey
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
cramped
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
David
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
daylight
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
distinctly
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
dreamy
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
face
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
felt
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
few
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
full
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
hand
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
head
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
How
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
HUSBAND
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
knelt
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
lifted
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
moments
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
moon
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
moved
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
Mr
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
other
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
out
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
position
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
prayer
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
room
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
see
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
shining
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From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
Sophy
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
sound
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
stiff
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
stir
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
stretched
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
then
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
there
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
timidly
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
turned
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
up
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From this reading But at last Sophy moved and turned her head; and he lifted up his face at the sound.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was shining full into the room, and they could see one another, but not distinctly, as in daylight.
whispered
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From this reading She looked at him in dreamy silence for a few moments, and then she timidly stretched out her hand, and whispered, "David!"
WIFE
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From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE How long he knelt there, Mr. Chantrey did not know.
word
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From this reading He felt cramped and stiff, for he did not stir from his first position; and he had uttered no other word of prayer.
