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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 His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
absolutely
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
appeared
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
artist
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
back
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
Barron
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
become
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
blushed
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From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
bones
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
briefest
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
called
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From this reading He had called her his kind little friend.
came
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
cold
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
crack
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
departed
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
dwelt
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
friend
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From this reading He had called her his kind little friend.
give
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
good-by
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
hand
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
heard
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
held
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
Joan's
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
kind
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From this reading He had called her his kind little friend.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
moment
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
much
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
occasion
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From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
own
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
palm
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
picture
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
presence
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
reflection
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
said
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
shook
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From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
space
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From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
spoke
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
Then
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
train
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
unconscious
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
usual
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From this reading Then, as usual, the moment after he had said "good-by," he appeared to become absolutely unconscious of her presence, and returned to his picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He shook hands; it was the first occasion that he had done so, and she blushed.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His hand was cold and thin, and she heard one of the bones in it give a little crack as he held her palm within his own for the briefest space of time.
words
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From this reading Joan's mind dwelt much upon the artist after she had departed, and every train of reflection came back to the last words Barron spoke that morning.
