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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
all
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
averred
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From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
awe-stricken
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
blankly
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
bosom
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From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
chamber
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
chattering
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
child
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chin
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corner
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dark
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
eyes
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
fled
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
folded
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
frightened
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
geisha
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
geishas
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
heard
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
House
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From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
hysterical
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
inmates
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
laughter
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
lost
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
maidens
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
MEANWHILEnounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
Moonlight
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
nook
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
Okusama
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
only
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
out
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
pandemonium
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From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
panic-stricken
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
pillowed
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
Pines
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From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
place
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
rose
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sat
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
seeking
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
shrill
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
Slender
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From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
slept
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From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
stared
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
straight
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
there
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From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
upper
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From this reading She sat in an upper chamber, her chin pillowed by her folded hands, while her long, dark eyes stared straight out before her blankly.
voice
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From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MEANWHILE in the House of Slender Pines there was pandemonium.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
whispers
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She it was who had lost the child, so she averred, for it was upon her bosom the little one had slept.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
wildly
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From this reading The frightened, panic-stricken geishas and maidens fled wildly about, seeking in every nook and corner of the place for the lost child, while above their chattering and awe-stricken whispers rose the shrill, hysterical laughter of the Okusama.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Of all the inmates of the House of Slender Pines, the only one whose voice had not yet been heard was the geisha Moonlight.
