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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 BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
amusement
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
bath-towel
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
bed
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
big
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
blue
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
BREAKS
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
BRIDGERS
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
chewing
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From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
cigar
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From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
cold
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
Cresswell
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
Dr
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
employed
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
end
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From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
eyes
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
feet
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
foolish
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From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
four-poster
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
girl
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
head
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
healthy
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
Heerden
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
held
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
lay
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
line
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
LOOSE
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
man
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
marked
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
More
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
near
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You look very foolish," said the doctor, chewing at the end of his cigar, "and you look no more foolish than you have been.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
Oliva
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
pillow
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
remove
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
return
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
said
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From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
sat
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
saturated
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
screams
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
side
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
spark
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
stifling
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
strapped
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
turned
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
understanding
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
van
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From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
very
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From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
vision
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From this reading Oliva Cresswell turned her head sharply so as to remove the man from her line of vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
water
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From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading BRIDGERS BREAKS LOOSE Dr. van Heerden sat by the side of the big four-poster bed, where the girl lay, and his cold blue eyes held a spark of amusement.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading More than this she could not do, for her hands and feet were strapped, and on the pillow, near her head, was a big bath-towel saturated with water which had been employed in stifling her healthy screams which marked her return to understanding.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look very foolish," he said.
