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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 abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
abrupt
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
all
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
approach
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
away
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
barrier
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
Brodie
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
certain
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
Chapter
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
cheeks
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
close
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
conflict
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
constraint
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
divine
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
door
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
emotions
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
face
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
faces
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
familiar
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
Gloria
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
good-night
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
guests
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
hand
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
hastened
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
heard
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
homey
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
house
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
King
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
King's
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
lay
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
madness
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
man
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
moment
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
nervously
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
night
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
objects
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
odd
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
once
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From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
opposing
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
out
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
preoccupied
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
reaction
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
red
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
repulsive
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
resultant
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
revulsion
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
said
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
sense
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
shutting
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From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
spots
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
stiff
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sure of nothing in all the world--for once was not in the least certain of herself--when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house.
swirled
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
tense
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From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
underfoot
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Gloria, King seemed stiff and preoccupied; she herself had red spots in her cheeks and was nervously tense.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
world
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From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The abrupt approach of Brodie with his repulsive face--at a moment when the world swirled away from her underfoot and a divine madness was in her blood--the reaction and revulsion--all this and the resultant conflict of emotions had worn her out.
X
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From this reading _Chapter X_ That night when King and Gloria said "good-night" an odd constraint lay over them.
