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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 the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
All
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From this reading All at once her face lighted up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
ante-room
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once her face lighted up.
away
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
became
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
broke
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
clasped
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
conscious
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
contents
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
deep
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
delirium
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
died
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
dim
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
dust
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
face
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From this reading All at once her face lighted up.
footsteps
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
given
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
gladness
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
God
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From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
going
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
hand
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
lighted
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From this reading All at once her face lighted up.
lived
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From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
Lovel
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
Norman
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
oh
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From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
once
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From this reading All at once her face lighted up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
out
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
package
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
prison
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From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
read
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
seal
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE TIDINGS.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read one passage over and over again, clasped her hand in a delirium of sudden gladness, and cried out in her prison:
sunk
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Thank God! oh, thank my God that I have lived to know this!
TIDINGS
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From this reading STRANGE TIDINGS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
up
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
visitors
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
wall
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
window
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From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the footsteps of her visitors died away in the ante-room, she became conscious of the package which Norman Lovel had given her, and going up to a window sunk deep in the wall, and dim with dust, she broke the seal and began to read its contents.