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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 There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
away
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
BAD
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
bottom
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
calculated
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
de
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
doing
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
Dora
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
elapse
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
elle-même
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
est
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
flaw
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
friend
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
Glynde
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
hand-kerchief
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
happened
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
horrid
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
le
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
line
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
lives
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
manière
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moments
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From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
necessarily
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
NEWS
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
old
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
parents
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
pocket
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
porte
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
qu'une
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
quiet
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
reached
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
read
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
rub
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
Sa
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
scored
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From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
seconds
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
souffrir
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
span
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From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
sur
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
There
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
things
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
throbbing
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From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
trying
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
témoignage
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
up
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From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mrs. Glynde did not know what she was doing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
window-glass
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From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It happened that she was trying to rub away a flaw in the window-glass with her pocket hand-kerchief--a flaw which must have been an old friend, as such things are in quiet lives.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a horrid throbbing silence while Dora read, and her parents calculated the seconds which would necessarily elapse before she reached the bottom line.
years
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From this reading Such moments as these are scored up as years in the span of life.
âme
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From this reading BAD NEWS Sa manière de souffrir est le témoignage qu'une âme porte sur elle-même.
