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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 could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
condition
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
conscious
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
emergency
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From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
face
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
feminine
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From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
filled
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
haggard
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
helpless
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
instinct
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From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
intuition
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
It's
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From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
light
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
lost
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From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
Low
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
man
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
man's
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From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
met
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From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
mother's
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From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
murmured
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From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
new
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
objection
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From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
only
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
pale
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
presence
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From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfɛtɪk/
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
resemblance
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
revelation
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
scarcely
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
show
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From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
significance
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
sit
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
some
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
staring
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
swift
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From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
Teresa
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From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in her life Teresa lost her presence of mind in an emergency.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
vain
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From this reading In the light of that new revelation she looked into his pale, haggard face for some resemblance to Low, but in vain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
words
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From this reading She could only sit staring at the helpless man, scarcely conscious of his condition, her mind filled with a sudden prophetic intuition of the significance of his last words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It's the mother's blood that would show," she murmured, "not this man's."
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet her swift feminine instinct met the objection.
