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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 STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
aunt's
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
body
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
Butte
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
come
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
DEATH
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
detached
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
disaster
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From this reading Every moment she felt that the threat of disaster was growing.
down
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
drama
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every moment of her time seemed unreal.
farm
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
fear
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
felt
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From this reading Every moment she felt that the threat of disaster was growing.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
gazing
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
going
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
growing
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From this reading Every moment she felt that the threat of disaster was growing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
hopelessness
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
Joan
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
knew
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
Leeson
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
life
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From this reading Her very life seemed unreal.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
moment
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From this reading Every moment of her time seemed unreal.
morning
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
oppressive
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
part
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
passed
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
return
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
scenes
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
seemed
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From this reading Every moment of her time seemed unreal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
STRONGER
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every moment she felt that the threat of disaster was growing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
threat
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From this reading Every moment she felt that the threat of disaster was growing.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
time
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
tragedy
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
uncertainty
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH From the time of her aunt's going to Leeson Butte to the morning of her return to the farm Joan passed through a nightmare of uncertainty and hopelessness.
unreal
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From this reading Every moment of her time seemed unreal.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
very
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From this reading Her very life seemed unreal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
weighted
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From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was as though her mind were detached from her body, and she was gazing upon the scenes of a drama in which she had no part, while yet she was weighted down with an oppressive fear of the tragedy which she knew was yet to come.
