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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 For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
absolutely
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
act
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her next was to look at her watch.
awakening
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
bed
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
boy
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
cheer
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
condition
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
control
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
due
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
expected
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
fact
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
felt
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
few
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
Freeman
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
gone
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
Henrietta's
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her next was to look at her watch.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
Lem
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From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
menace
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
mental
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
midday
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
moments
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her next was to look at her watch.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
only
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
physical
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
realized
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
reason
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From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
slept
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
some
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From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
strong
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From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
then
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
threatening
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
thrown
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From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
tremendously
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From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
unaccountable
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From this reading For some quite unaccountable reason she felt tremendously strong and buoyant.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Henrietta's first act on awakening was to look for Lem and, as she might have expected, the boy was gone.
watch
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From this reading Her next was to look at her watch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She felt she must have slept until midday, so different was her physical and mental condition than when she had thrown herself on the bed.
why
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
years
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From this reading For a few moments she could not grasp why she felt so, and then she suddenly realized that her cheer of mind was due to the fact that Freeman, for the only time in years, was not a threatening menace, but absolutely under her control.
