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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
answer
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From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
arrest
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
brow
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
can't
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
child's
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
emaciated
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
hand
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
joy
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
laying
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
Lucy
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From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
mamma
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From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
Mary
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
months
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
mother
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
Percy
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From this reading “Where’s Percy, mamma?”
Percy's
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
raising
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
relapsed
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From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
repressing
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
said
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
sick
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From this reading “Have I been sick, mamma?”
sound
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
stupor
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From this reading But before Lucy could answer, she again relapsed into stupor.
tears
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
two
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From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I can’t remember,” said Mary, two months after Percy’s arrest, “I can’t remember,” raising herself, and laying her emaciated hand upon her brow.
voice
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s Percy, mamma?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, Mary,” replied her mother, repressing her tears of joy at the sound of her child’s voice.