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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 Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
beg
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
call
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
CINDERELLA
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
comprehension
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
crept
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
dawn
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
Dear
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
desk
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
determination
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
door
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
dried
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
evening
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
eyes
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
face
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
full
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
ghastly
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
grim
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
held
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
hesitated
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
hesitation
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From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
late
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
light
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
longer
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
lowering
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
moment
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
motives
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
Mr
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
necessity
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
odious
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
painful
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
pen
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From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
present
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
proposal
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
raised
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
Seating
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From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
seeped
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
shown
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
spared
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
tears
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From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
Thode
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From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
up
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From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
wearily
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
Willa
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
windows
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From this reading MIDNIGHT FOR CINDERELLA When the late lowering dawn seeped in at the windows, Willa raised herself wearily and crept to her desk.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face with the tears dried upon it was ghastly in the morning light, but her eyes held a look of grim determination.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
wonder
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From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
wrote
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From this reading Seating herself, she took up her pen and wrote without hesitation:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My Dear Mr. Thode: "I beg that you will not call this evening, that I may be spared the painful necessity of having you shown the door.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the light of my present full comprehension of your motives, I no longer wonder that even you hesitated at the moment of your odious proposal.
