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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 She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
almost
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From this reading She almost smiled at the sight of her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
childhood
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
clenching
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
closed
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
dispassionately
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
effigy
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
eyes
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
fierce
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
figure
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
fury
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
garden
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
Gerald
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From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
girlhood
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
gone
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From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
Helen
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From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
hiding
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
House
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
ideas
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
intently
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
lay
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
like
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
linking
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
lonely
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
longer
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From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
Merriston
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
moors
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
more
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
occupied
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
pictures
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
quietly
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
resentments
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
Scotland
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
series
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From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
sight
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From this reading She almost smiled at the sight of her.
sleepy
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From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
smiled
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From this reading She almost smiled at the sight of her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
straight
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
tears
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
teeth
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
thickets
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
tomb
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From this reading She lay, her eyes closed, straight and still, like an effigy on a tomb, and she thought, intently and quietly.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
walking
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
watched
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From this reading It was dispassionately that she watched the little figure, lonely, violent, walking over the moors, hiding in the thickets of the garden, choking with tears of fury, clenching teeth over fierce resentments.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, when Gerald was gone, Helen found that she was no longer sleepy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was more a series of pictures than a linking of ideas with which her mind was occupied--pictures of her childhood and girlhood in Scotland and at Merriston House.
