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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 When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
arose
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
clearly
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
declaration
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
encountered
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
evening
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
exclamation
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
face
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
fierce
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
flash
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
gesture
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
gleam
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
hardly
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
hatred
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
heart
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
HOUSE
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From this reading MULLEN HOUSE.
how
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
inner
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
lightning's
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
love
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
lover
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
minuteness
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
MULLEN
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From this reading MULLEN HOUSE.
night
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
own
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
painful
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
passionate
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
Patience
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
Patty
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
piazza
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
Putnam
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
recalled
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
relations
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
reviewing
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
showed
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From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
sleep
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
soundest
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
strange
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From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
thunder-storm
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
Tom
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From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not strange that he did not understand how that fierce declaration of hatred arose from love.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Patty suddenly found herself face to face with her lover, a sudden inner gleam, as with a lightning's flash, showed her clearly her own heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is hardly to be wondered at that the sleep of Tom Putnam was not of the soundest that night.
word
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From this reading He recalled with painful minuteness the details of his relations with Patience, reviewing every word, every look, every gesture, from the evening of the thunder-storm until her passionate exclamation as she encountered him upon the piazza.
