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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 HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
air
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
charge
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completely
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condition
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
cool
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
deplorably
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
direct
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
down
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
eyes
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
failed
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From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
fainting
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From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
fascinated
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
few
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
full
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
HECTOR
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
HOW
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
moments
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
nervous
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
off
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
overwhelmed
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From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
point
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recognize
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
REVENGE
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
revived
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
sat
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From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
seemed
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From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
significance
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From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
speak
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From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
staring
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From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
take
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
terror
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading HOW HECTOR HAD HIS REVENGE This direct charge so astonished her that for a few moments she did not recognize its full significance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
tried
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From this reading She tried to speak and failed, seemed on the point of fainting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
watched
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From this reading He watched; her terror fascinated him, he could not take his eyes off her.
wildly
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From this reading She sat wildly staring at him, completely overwhelmed.
window
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From this reading He let down the window; the cool air revived her, but she was in a deplorably nervous condition.
