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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 "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
air
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
Amy's
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
aware
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
beautiful
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
blue
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
calm
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
caress
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From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
chambers
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
change
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
chidingly
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From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
cold
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
days
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From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
entire
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From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
eyes
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
Falconer
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
forehead
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
heart
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
instantly
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
leaned
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
light
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From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
lips
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
months
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
noticed
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
onward
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
other
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
parted
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
passages
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
perceived
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
perhaps
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From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
place
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
said
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From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
sea-shell
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
search
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
searched
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
smilingly
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
taken
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
thistle-down
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From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
Three
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From this reading "Three entire days!" she said chidingly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
tortuous
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From this reading "It has been three months," and she searched through Amy's eyes onward along the tortuous little passages of her heart as a calm blue air might search the chambers of a cold beautiful sea-shell.
touched
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer smilingly leaned forward and touched her lips to Amy's forehead.
warmer
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From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The caress was as light as thistle-down--perhaps no warmer.
women
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From this reading Each of these women instantly perceived that since they had parted a change had taken place in the other; neither was aware that the other noticed the change in herself.
