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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 Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
admittance
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From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
blanket
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
breathed
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
buildings
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
child's
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
corners
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
county
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
court-house
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
died
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
door
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From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
Dorothy
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
drooping
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
electric
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
face
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
Fair's
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
fire
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
got
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
hard
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
jail
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
knees
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
like
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
Madelon
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
mouth
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
muscles
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
nearly
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
nerves
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
New
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
old
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
out
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
pitiful
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
pretty
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
race-horse
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
reached
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
Salem
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
showed
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
sleigh
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
somewhat
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
spent
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From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
sprang
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
steel
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
sweet
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
tie
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
touch
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
troubled
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From this reading Her pretty face was pitiful, her sweet mouth drooping at the corners like a troubled child's.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
vibrate
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From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
waiting
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From this reading Madelon looked at her sharply when they stood before the jail door waiting for admittance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
weak
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From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Poor Dorothy Fair's knees were weak under her as she got out of the sleigh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the county buildings, the court-house and the jail, in New Salem, the old race-horse was still not nearly spent, although he breathed somewhat hard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When Madelon sprang out to blanket and tie him he seemed to vibrate to her touch like electric steel, and showed that the old fire had not yet died out of his nerves and muscles.
