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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 A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
alarm
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
averted
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
awhile
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
bed
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
breath
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
breeze
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
companions
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
cooling
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
corners
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
cradle
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
crept
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
deep
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
died
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
distance
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
drank
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
ecstasy
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
eyes
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
face
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
feared
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
fevered
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
flee
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
flesh
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
footsteps
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
fresh
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
FRIEND
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
gathered
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
ground
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
Hawkesworth's
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
head
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
held
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
hid
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
jealously
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
jeering
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
kitchen
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From this reading She reached the kitchen.
knees
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
listened
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
mercifully
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
murmur
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
night
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
out
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
prepared
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
reached
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From this reading She reached the kitchen.
really
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
revolt
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
sank
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
Satisfied
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
scared
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
shook
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
shrouded
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
shuddered
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
skirts
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
sky
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
Sophia's
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
stairs
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
Then
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From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
things
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
veiled
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
voices
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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED Sophia's knees shook under her, her flesh shuddered in revolt, but she held her ground until Hawkesworth's footsteps and the murmur of his companions' jeering voices sank and died in the distance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with eyes averted from the bed, she crept to the head of the stairs and descended, her skirts gathered jealously about her.
withdrawn
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From this reading Satisfied at last that those she feared had really withdrawn, she passed out into the open, and under the night sky, with the fresh breeze cooling her fevered face, she drank in with ecstasy a first deep breath of relief.
worse
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From this reading Here, in the twilight that veiled the shrouded cradle, and mercifully hid worse things, she listened awhile; peering with scared eyes into the corners, and prepared to flee at the least alarm.
