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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 stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
bed
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
begun
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
burning
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
burnt
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
came
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
CLOCK
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From this reading THE SOUND OF THE CLOCK.
clothes
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
coming
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
corner
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
cry
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
curtain
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
dare
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
down
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
evening
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
fell
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
fire
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
first
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
flying
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
front
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
gave
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
go
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
hallooing
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
hid
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
house
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
impetuously
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
mother
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOUND OF THE CLOCK.
old
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
only
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
outlet
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
Petra
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
ran
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
rods
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
room
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
shouting
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
soul
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
SOUND
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From this reading THE SOUND OF THE CLOCK.
sprang
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
standing
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
stone
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From this reading A stone came flying through, and fell upon her bed; she gave a cry and ran into a corner behind a curtain, and hid herself among her old clothes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUND OF THE CLOCK.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
thoughts
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
up
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From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She sprang up as if the house had been on fire, or as if everything were coming down upon her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
whipped
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
whistling
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From this reading Petra had been in her room, when the shouting, whistling, and hallooing had begun the first evening.
window
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From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She ran about in her room as if whipped with burning rods; it burnt through her soul; her thoughts ran impetuously after an outlet;--but down to the mother she dare not go, and they were standing in front of the only window!
