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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 Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
bell
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
breakfast
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
doing
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
door
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
down
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
dressed
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
fire
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
grew
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
hard
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From this reading "Life is very hard."
heard
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
hours
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
house
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
hurried
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Life is very hard."
kirk
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
land
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
later
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
lay
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
leave
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Life is very hard."
lift
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
light
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
moor
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
peat
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
push
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
put
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
ready
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
room
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
rose
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
sea
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
service
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
shivery
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
sleep
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
sleeping
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
sneck
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
some
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
sound
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
Then
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
tidied
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
traveled
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From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
two
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From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her last duty was to put a peat or two upon the fire, and as she was doing this she heard some one lift the sneck and push open the door.
usual
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
Vala
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From this reading Then she hurried breakfast a little, and as the light grew over land and sea she tidied her room and dressed Vala and herself for the kirk.
very
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From this reading "Life is very hard."
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the sound of the first service bell traveled solemnly over the moor she was ready to leave the house.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
words
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
wore
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From this reading With these words she lay down again, and between sleeping and waking the hours wore on, and she rose at last from her shivery sleep, even later than usual.
