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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 WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
all
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
almost
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
ARRIVE
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
brushing
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
buried
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never, never stand it!
corner
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
CRISIS
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
deeply
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
else
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
exclamation
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face
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
forehead
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gave
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gazing
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
God
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From this reading "Oh, God!
hair
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can never, never stand it!
leg
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
lips
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loosened
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moment
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motionless
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move
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can never, never stand it!
night
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, God!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
out
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
own
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
presence
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
pressed
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
scarcely
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
silent
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From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
single
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From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
skirt
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
stand
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From this reading I can never, never stand it!
straight
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
strands
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
then
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From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
there
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
trouble
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
unable
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unconscious
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
utterance
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From this reading For a moment she remained motionless, silent; then her hands pressed against her forehead, and her lips gave utterance to a single exclamation:
utterly
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From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
venturing
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From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was gazing straight out into the night, utterly unconscious of my presence, so deeply buried in her own trouble that all else seemed as nothing.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE ARRIVE AT A CRISIS I remained there, pressed into one corner, unable to move, scarcely venturing to breathe, her skirt brushing my leg, the strands of her hair, loosened by the night wind, almost in my face.
