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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 For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
answer
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
beat
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befall
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believed
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breast
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breath
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ceased
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
expire
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fancied
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fate
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felt
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fingers
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From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
froze
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From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
heart
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held
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
horror
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hour
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immediately
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indeed
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lords
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made
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masters
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Michal
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moment
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
obey
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pretty Michal did not immediately expire on receiving this answer.
perils
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From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
pitch-black
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Pretty
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really
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receiving
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resigned
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
shown
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From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she held her breath and fancied that her last hour had come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
then
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there
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From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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tips
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From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
turning
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything around her seemed to be turning pitch-black, and the horror which froze her breast made itself felt even to the tips of her fingers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
women
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From this reading Wherein is shown what terrible perils befall women who are not resigned to their fate, and do not obey their lords and masters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a moment, indeed, she really believed her heart would have ceased to beat there and then.
