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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 knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
account
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From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
bearing
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
bed
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
breakfast-room
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
brother
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
chair
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
chamber
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
come
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
confusion
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
cough
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
coughed
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
death
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
dignified
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
door
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
dry
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
end
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
finished
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
floor
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
flowing
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
folded
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
Frau
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
garments
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
gathered
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
gown
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
hands
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
hear
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
hurry
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From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
knelt
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
little
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
mourning
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
moved
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
near
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
perfectly
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
Permaneder
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
prayed
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
prayer
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
praying
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
relatives
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
rose
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
seat
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
seen
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From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
sister-in-law
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she did not hurry on that account.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
then
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
there
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From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the open door Frau Permaneder could be seen praying in the chamber of death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
trace
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
usual
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From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
waited
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From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She finished, coughed her usual little dry cough, gathered her gown about her, and rose from the chair, then moved toward her relatives with a perfectly dignified bearing in which there was no trace of confusion.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While she prayed, her hands folded before her on the seat of the chair, she could hear her brother and sister-in-law in the breakfast-room, where they stood and waited for the prayer to come to an end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knelt there alone, at a chair near the bed, with her mourning garments flowing about her on the floor.
