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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
all
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
approach
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
arms
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
believed
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
brief
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
chair
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
clinging
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
defend
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From this reading I was fully resolved to defend myself, and especially to defend Flora.
DEFENSIVE
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From this reading ON THE DEFENSIVE.
embrace
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
especially
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From this reading I was fully resolved to defend myself, and especially to defend Flora.
feeble
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
felt
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
Fishley
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
Flora
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
frame
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
fully
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From this reading I was fully resolved to defend myself, and especially to defend Flora.
gently
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
infolded
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
knew
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
moment
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
necessary
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE DEFENSIVE.
only
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
placed
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
prepare
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
realized
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
released
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
resolved
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From this reading I was fully resolved to defend myself, and especially to defend Flora.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
shudder
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
submission
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
swept
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From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
temper
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From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE DEFENSIVE.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the approach of Captain Fishley, I felt the shudder that swept through the feeble frame of Flora, as she stood infolded in my arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
war
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From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I gently placed her in the chair again, and released myself from her clinging embrace; for I realized that, in the brief moment left to me, it was necessary to prepare for war.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I knew the temper of Captain Fishley; and, though he had never yet struck me, I believed that it was only because I had been all submission.
