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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 She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
all
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
bed
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
breakfast
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
cabin
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
chair
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
comfort
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
contact
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
deck
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
drawn
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
dry
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
early
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
face
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
finding
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
four
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
Henrietta
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
huddled
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
Johns's
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
lips
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
main
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
making
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
Mr
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
Mrs
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
mystery
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
now
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
o'clock
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
only
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
propped
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
reassurance
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
room
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
said
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
sitting
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
Sloane
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
stewardess
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
story
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From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
stupor
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
ten
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From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
then
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, after all, the story of Henrietta Sloane only added to the mystery.
together
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
touching
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
Turner
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From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
twitching
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to bed early,” said the stewardess; “about ten o’clock, I think.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crew were making such breakfast as they could on deck, and Mr. Turner was still in a stupor in his room across the main cabin.
white
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From this reading She told it to me, sitting propped in a chair in Mrs. Johns’s room, her face white, her lips dry and twitching.
women
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From this reading The four women, drawn together in their distress, were huddled in the center of the room, touching hands now and then, as if finding comfort in contact, and reassurance.
