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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 Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
all
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From this reading Apparently they all waked at once.
almost
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently they all waked at once.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
beating
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
bed
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
came
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
cheeks
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
clamor
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
cometh
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From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
Cottage
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
crept
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
cries
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
dawn
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
Dolittle
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
down
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
Down-stairs
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
exhaustion
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
fell
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
girls
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
heart
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
heavy
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
HOME
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From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
hot
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
hours
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
Joy
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From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
lain
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
made
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
moaning
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
nature
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
now
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
once
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From this reading Apparently they all waked at once.
others
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
pillows
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
ran
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
sad-hearted
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
sleep
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
slept
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
some
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
sounds
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
stop
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
strange
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
SWEET
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From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
tears
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
thankful
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOME SWEET HOME "Joy cometh in the morning."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
then
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Apparently they all waked at once.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
up-stairs
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
uplifted
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
voices
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From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
waked
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Down-stairs was a clamor of uplifted voices, strange, choking cries, sounds that almost made the heart stop beating.
watcher
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
way
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From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
wet
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when the dawn came, nature had its way, and the last watcher fell into the heavy sleep of exhaustion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
white-faced
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
wide-eyed
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From this reading At Dolittle Cottage white-faced, sad-hearted girls had crept up-stairs to bed, and some of them had slept and waked moaning, and others had lain wide-eyed and still through the long hours, thankful for the relief of tears which now and then ran down their hot cheeks and wet their pillows.
