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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 With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
age
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
attempt
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
back
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From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
contact
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
direct
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
down
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From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
entering
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From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
felt
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From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
gimlet
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
height
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
hole
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
hook
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
indicated
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
inserted
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
instrument
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
iron
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
kitchen
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From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
low
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From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
made
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
Martine
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From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
noise
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
old
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
second
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From this reading A second attempt brought the instrument in direct contact with the iron hook.
see
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
servant
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
setting
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
suspected
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
task
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
too
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From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
tool
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From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was too low; she felt the point, after a time, entering the shelf.
way
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martine went down into her kitchen and brought back the tool that had been asked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
withered
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From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
woman
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From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With a strength which one would not have suspected in her little hands, withered by age, she inserted the gimlet, and made a hole at the height indicated by the servant.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In that way, you see, we shall make no noise,” resumed the old woman, setting herself to her task.
