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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
burden
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
carried
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
carrying
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
cottage
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
door
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
early
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
expedition
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
four
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
Freddy
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
fretful
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From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
great
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
house
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where was she to lay it?
key
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
lay
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From this reading Where was she to lay it?
little
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
men
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
motionless
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
Nettie
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
night
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
opened
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
overcome
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From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
own
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
paused
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
room
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
shoulder-high
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
sleeping
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
slept
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From this reading In her own room, where she had not slept that night, little Freddy was still sleeping.
still
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
stirring
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
terrible
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From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She paused at the door, with the four men behind her carrying shoulder-high that terrible motionless burden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
there
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where was she to lay it?
unconscious
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From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
watching
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From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was she to lay it?
widow
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From this reading In another was the widow, overcome by watching and fretful anxiety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Nettie opened the door of the sleeping house with the great key she had carried with her in her early dreadful expedition, there was still nobody stirring in the unconscious cottage.
