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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 It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
back
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
blue
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
chosen
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From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
closed
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
cold
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
crouching
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From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
death
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
delirious
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
dim
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
dreaming
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
ear
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
eyelids
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
eyes
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
foe
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
form
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
glistening
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
hair
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
hearkenverbUS /ˈhɑːrkən/
listen carefully with focused attention to a sound
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
heart
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
hearth
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From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
imaginations
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
knew
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From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
laid
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
love
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
man
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
more
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
necessity
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
pass
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
pulses
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
repent
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From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
returning
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
seeming
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
stranger
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
tenderly
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
touched
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
trance
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
tranquil
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From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
unknown
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From this reading It was no more to her the dead body of a man, unknown, unheeded, a stranger, and because a mortal, of necessity to her a foe.
veined
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From this reading She drew the fair glistening hair through her hands; she touched the closed and blue veined eyelids tenderly; she laid her ear against his heart to hearken for the first returning pulses of the life she had brought back to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
watched
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was still crouching by his body on the hearth; and knew what she had chosen, and did not repent.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the trance of her delirious imaginations passed, they left her tranquil, but with the cold of death seeming to pass already from the form she looked on into hers.
women
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From this reading He was dead still;--or so she thought;--she watched him with dim dreaming eyes, watched him as women do who love.
