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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 A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
All
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
armchair
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
blue
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
bluish
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
cheap
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
cheek
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
comprehended
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From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
crown
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
cushioned
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
depths
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
desk
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
edging
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
enamel
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
end
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From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
eyes
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
face
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
far
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From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
find
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
Gayfield
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
glass
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
grey
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
grown
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
hair
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
hat
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
heavy
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
intention
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From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
large
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
lay
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
lids
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
LINE
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From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
loosened
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
lying
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
making
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
now
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
partly
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
pins
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
place
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
reaction
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
shadowed
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
shadows
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
shock
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
sideways
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
sticking
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
story
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From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
telling
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From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
there
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From this reading She had not come there with the intention of telling him anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LIFE LINE She had told him her story from beginning to end, as far as she herself comprehended it.
train
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
upholstered
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
wanted
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
water
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From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
weariness
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All she had wanted was a place in which to rest, a glass of water, and somebody to help her find the train to Gayfield.
wings
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From this reading She was lying sideways now, in the depths of a large armchair, her cheek cushioned on the upholstered wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
young
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From this reading Her hat, with its cheap blue enamel pins sticking in the crown, lay on his desk; her hair, partly loosened, shadowed a young face grown pinched with weariness; and the reaction from shock was already making her grey eyes heavy and edging the under lids with bluish shadows.
