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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 Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
any
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
arms
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
blast
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
board
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
book
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
bookcase
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
bore
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can do it yourself!
carry
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
closer
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
comic
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
conscious
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
contact
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
Cornelia
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
Cornelia's
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You can do it yourself!
down
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
face
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
firmly
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From this reading I’ll have none of it!” she said firmly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I’ll have none of it!” she said firmly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll have none of it!” she said firmly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
lap
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
lettered
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
lifted
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
lightning
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
Lizzie
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
loathing
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
mask
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
Miss
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
movement
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I’ll have none of it!” she said firmly.
normally
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
off
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
ouija-board
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
placed
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
prayer
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
protest
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
repulsion
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
said
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From this reading I’ll have none of it!” she said firmly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
Shivering
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
sigh
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From this reading She placed the lettered board in Miss Cornelia’s lap with a sigh of relief.
slowly
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From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
then
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From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shivering, every movement of her body a conscious protest, Lizzie slowly went over to the bookcase, lifted off the prayer book, and took down the ouija-board.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even then she would not carry it normally but bore it over to Miss Cornelia at arms’-length, as if any closer contact would blast her with lightning, her face a comic mask of loathing and repulsion.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can do it yourself!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You can do it yourself!
