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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 “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
automaton
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
became
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
bed
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From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
came
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
casino
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
ceased
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
china
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
clock
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
confused
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
daybreak
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
distance
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
easy-chair
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
expectation
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
eyes
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
face
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
fixed
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
got
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
grow
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
heard
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
home
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
hope
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
horse
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
hours
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
how
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
late
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
motionless
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
movements
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
other
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
painted
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
pointed
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
regularly
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
room
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
round
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
Royat
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
sat
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
say
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
see
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
sitting
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
slowly
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
Soon
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
spent
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
suffering
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
trot
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
turned
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From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
up
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From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she never went to bed before he returned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She remained sitting motionless in an easy-chair, with her eyes fixed on the hands of the clock, which turned so slowly and regularly round the china face on which the hours were painted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “She heard the trot of his horse in the distance and sat up with a start, and when he came into the room she got up with the movements of an automaton and pointed to the clock, as if to say: 'Look how late it is!'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
wish
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From this reading “She began to grow thin; every other thought, every other wish, every other expectation, and every confused hope disappeared from her mind, and the hours during which she did not see him became hours of terrible suffering to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
women
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From this reading Soon he ceased to come home regularly of nights; he spent them with women at the casino at Royat and did not come home until daybreak.
