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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, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
also
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
ask
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
bread
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
condition
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From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
considered
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
crushed
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
eggs
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
felt
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
food
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
foot-sore
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
guards
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
hard-boiled
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
heard
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From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
hours
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From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
humiliating
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
hunger
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From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
hungry
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
lunched
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
Maslova
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
mouth
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
o'clock
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
only
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From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
pavement
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
recess
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
sentence
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
severe
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
six
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
some
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From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
stone
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this condition she heard the sentence.
Three
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From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
tramp
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Besides, she was crushed by the unexpectedly severe sentence, and was also hungry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, during a recess, her guards had lunched on bread and hard-boiled eggs her mouth watered and she felt that she was hungry, but considered it humiliating to ask them for some food.
weak
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From this reading Three hours after that her hunger had passed, and she only felt weak.
weary
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From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was six o'clock when Maslova returned to her cell, weary and foot-sore from the long tramp over the stone pavement.
