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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 The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
all
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
beauty
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
bed
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
entered
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
experienced
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
figure
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
force
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
glance
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was he now?
heart
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
Hilda
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
lately
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
lay
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
man
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
manly
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
matured
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
nature
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
now
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From this reading What was he now?
NURSING
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From this reading NURSING THE SICK.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
overawed
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
overmastering
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
power
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
presence
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
pride
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
resistless
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
room
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
sent
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
shock
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From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
SICK
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From this reading NURSING THE SICK.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
strong
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
tall
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NURSING THE SICK.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The figure that lay upon the bed as Hilda entered the room sent a shock to her heart at the first glance.
Very
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From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
virile
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From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he now?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Very different was this one from that tall, strong man who but lately, in all the pride of manly beauty and matured strength, overawed her by his presence.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Where now was all that virile force, and strong, resistless nature, whose overmastering power she had experienced?