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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
afraid
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
Also
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
arose
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
astounded
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
away
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
bales
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
berating
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
cachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
chains
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
chief
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
coming
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
courage
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
day
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From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
dereliction
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
disobedience
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
distributing
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
duties
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
endlessness
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
father
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
father's
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
fear
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
feather
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
felt
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
followed
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
Fox
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
go
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
helped
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
huge
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
John
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
lesser
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
McLean
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
McTavish
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
momentary
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
much
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
out
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
petty
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
pillows
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
pluck
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
posts
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
recover
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From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
Rock
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
saw
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
several
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
sight
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
Sin
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
some
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
soundly
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
spirits
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From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
stored
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
strengthened
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
there
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
tossing
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
tried
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
twirling
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From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
up
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From this reading John Fox, soundly berating McLean and McTavish for some petty dereliction of duty, helped her to pluck up courage.
very
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From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
visit
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
warehouse
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
wealth
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From this reading Also (it was her first visit to the warehouse, and Sin Rock was the chief distributing point to several chains of lesser posts), she was astounded at the endlessness of the wealth there stored away.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the morning she arose very much afraid, and went about her duties in momentary fear of her father's coming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She tried not to let him go out of her sight, and when she followed him into the huge cache and saw him twirling and tossing great bales around as though they were feather pillows, she felt strengthened in her disobedience to her father.
wore
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From this reading As the day wore along, however, she began to recover her spirits.
