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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 NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
account
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From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
anger
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
Annie's
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
boy
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
breast
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
child
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
clasped
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
cold
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
convulsively
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
cynical
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
deeply
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
disarmed
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
face
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
felt
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
fled
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
forever
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
heart
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From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
HEROINE
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
house
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
How
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From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
instantly
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
leave
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
less
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
man
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
maze
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
melted
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
Miss
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
moment
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
only
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
outburst
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
painfully
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
passion
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
pleading
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
refuge
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
room
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
saw
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
scarcely
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
supernatural
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
then
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
touched
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From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
trembling
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
tumult
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From this reading How could he account for the tumult at his heart?
Walton
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From this reading He was deeply and painfully surprised at Miss Walton, and scarcely less so at himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
wished
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From this reading When he first saw that outburst of passion against a trembling, pleading child, he felt that he wished to leave the house then and forever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next moment, when he saw Annie's face as she convulsively clasped the boy to her breast, and with supernatural strength fled to the refuge of her room, he was not only instantly disarmed of anger, but touched and melted as he had never been before.
WOMAN
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
world
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From this reading NOT A HEROINE, BUT A WOMAN The cold, cynical man of the world was in a maze.
