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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 Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
alert
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
All
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
BAYLESS
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
breathing
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
corner
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
couch
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
crept
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
door
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
DR
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expressions
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
face
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
followed
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
Francoises
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
Franz
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
glanced
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
grin
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
heavily
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
inner
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
lay
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
Leslie
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
Leslie's
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
Mamma
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
muttering
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
night
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
Often
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
Papa
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regularly
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
room
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
satisfaction
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
scarcely
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
slumbered
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From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
stirring
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
turned
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
uneasily
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vaguely
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
varying
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From this reading Often she turned her face, with varying expressions, toward the corner where Papa slumbered uneasily, muttering vaguely from time to time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
watchful
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From this reading BAYLESS All the long night that followed Leslie's appearance among the Francoises, Mamma was alert and watchful.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Often she crept to the door of the inner room, where Leslie slumbered heavily.
whole
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From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Often she glanced, with a grin of satisfaction, toward the couch where Franz lay breathing regularly, and scarcely stirring the whole night through.