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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 PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
adventure
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
all
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
bones
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
cast
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
Cliff
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
comprehend
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
dated
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
Edna
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
Edna's
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
Gardens
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
hand
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
happened
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
held
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
hoping
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
Horn
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
letter
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
Marseilles
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
metal
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
minute
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
more
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
Mrs
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
muscle
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
nerve
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
news
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
now
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
o'clock
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
own
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
possession
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From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
PROBLEM
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
proved
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
really
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
received
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From this reading Edna received a letter from Captain Horn, which was dated at Marseilles.
regained
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From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
rigid
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
scarcely
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
talked
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
ten
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
throbbing
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
tingling
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
tore
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From this reading Presently she regained possession of herself, and, still standing, she tore open the letter.
trusting
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
vein
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From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
waiting
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From this reading After all this waiting and hoping and trusting, here was news from Captain Horn--news by his own hand, now, here, this minute!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
week
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From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A PROBLEM It was a little more than a week after Edna's adventure in the Gardens, and about ten o'clock in the morning, that something happened--something which proved that Mrs. Cliff was entirely right when she talked about the feeling in her bones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she stood with the letter in her hand, every nerve tingling, every vein throbbing, and every muscle as rigid as if it had been cast in metal, she could scarcely comprehend that it had really come--that she really held it.
