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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 Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
all
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
bade
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
bed
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
belated
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
candles
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
cast
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
clatter
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
closed
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
count
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From this reading And she had to wait and listen and count the pulsations of her heart.
courage
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
doors
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
dull
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
far-off
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
feet
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
good-night
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
heart
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From this reading And she had to wait and listen and count the pulsations of her heart.
held
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
Henrietta
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
household
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
light
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
listen
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From this reading And she had to wait and listen and count the pulsations of her heart.
listened
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
melancholy
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
moved
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
offices
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
pan
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
passages
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
pot
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
proclaimed
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
pulsations
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From this reading And she had to wait and listen and count the pulsations of her heart.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
sat
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
sleepy
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
Slip-shod
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
snuff
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
sounds
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
two
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
various
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
voices
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From this reading Slip-shod feet moved along the passages, sleepy voices bade good-night, distant doors closed sharply.
wait
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From this reading And she had to wait and listen and count the pulsations of her heart.
wax
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From this reading The two wax candles, snuff them as she might, cast but a dull and melancholy light.
way
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From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Henrietta sat and listened to the various sounds which told of a household on its way to bed; and she held her courage with both hands.
worker
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From this reading And still, when she thought all had retired, the clatter of pot or pan in the far-off offices proclaimed a belated worker.
