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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 She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
all
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
Also
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
arms
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
awoke
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
bed-rail
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
breathlessly
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
captor
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
carried
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
confused
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
consciousness
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
Cresswell
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
dimly
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
door
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
down
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
Dr
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
dust-coat
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
faint
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
foolish
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
frightened
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
grasses
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
grey
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
grunt
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
hearing
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
heavier
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
Heerden
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
house
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
impression
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
kicked
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
laid
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
leant
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
Oliva
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
out
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
PAWN
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
presence
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
recovered
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
remembered
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
retained
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
room
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
said
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From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
scrambled
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From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
sooner
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
stairs
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading As her captor kicked open the door of her room she scrambled out of his arms and leant against the bed-rail for support.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
TICKET
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
up
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From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
van
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PAWN TICKET Oliva Cresswell awoke to consciousness as she was being carried up the stairs of the house.
waving
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From this reading She may have recovered sooner, for she retained a confused impression of being laid down amidst waving grasses and of hearing somebody grunt that she was heavier than he thought.
wearing
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From this reading Also she remembered as dimly the presence of Dr. van Heerden standing over her, and he was wearing a long grey dust-coat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm all right," she said breathlessly, "it was foolish to faint, but--but you frightened me."
