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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 As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
account
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
Adela
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From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
arrived
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From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
back
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
begged
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From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
briefest
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
came
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From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
cared
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
closed
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
descriptions
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
easy-chair
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From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
excitement
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
eyes
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
faint
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
fire
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From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
followed
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
give
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
hand
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
hastened
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
heard
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
home
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From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
just
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From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
lay
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
leaving
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
lips
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
moment
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
more
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
much
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
Mutimer
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
near
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From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
police-station
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
put
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From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
reaction
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew an easy-chair near to the fire and begged her to rest.
said
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
search
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
sister
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
suffering
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
too
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From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
vain
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From this reading His search being vain, Mutimer hastened from one police-station to another, leaving descriptions of his sister at each.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came home again Adela had just arrived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was suffering too much from the reaction which followed upon her excitement to give him more than the briefest account of what she had heard and said; but Mutimer cared little for details.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she lay back for a moment with closed eyes, he took her faint hand and put it to his lips.
