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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 SEARCHING A HOUSE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
back
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
bed
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
chamber
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
cloud
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
clouded
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
coarse
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
crooked
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
dainty
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
dare
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
days
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
desecrate
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
don't
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From this reading "I wish he had done it himself; I don't like it."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish he had done it himself; I don't like it."
draped
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
girl
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
going
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
Hart
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wish he had done it himself; I don't like it."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
HOUSE
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From this reading SEARCHING A HOUSE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
ice
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wish he had done it himself; I don't like it."
Jessup
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
Judith
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
just
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
like
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
mirror
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
nature
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
opposite
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
own
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
pain
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
place
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
pure
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
purpose
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
SEARCHING
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From this reading SEARCHING A HOUSE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
shut
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
small
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
snow
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
staircase
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
stillness
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
suffered
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
summer
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
threshold
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From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
toilet
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
touch
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
turned
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
Up
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
virgin
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
white
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
windows
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From this reading Up the crooked staircase the girl turned and shut herself into a little chamber, opposite that in which Jessup had suffered his days of pain--a dainty chamber, in which the windows and bed were draped like a summer cloud, and on a toilet, white as virgin snow, a small mirror was clouded in like ice.
wish
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From this reading "I wish he had done it himself; I don't like it."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Even the coarse nature of Judith Hart was struck by the pure stillness of the place she had come to desecrate, and she stood just within the threshold, as if terrified by her own audacity.
wonder
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From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If he were here, I wonder if he would dare touch a thing?" she thought, going back to her purpose.
