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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 set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
absorption
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
accompany
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
all
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
almost
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Had anything remarkable happened?
appeared
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
apt
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
arms
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
backward
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
bedroom
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
brilliancy
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
candle
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
cheeks
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
clasped
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
ConfidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
consider
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From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
degree
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From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
down
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
excitement
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
exercise
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
feverish
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
firm
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
happened
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From this reading Had anything remarkable happened?
head
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
highest
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From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
inclined
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
instinctive
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
large
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
likely
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From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
Maggie
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
mental
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
Moments
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
night
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
outward
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
palms
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
presented
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
rapid
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
rather
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
regular
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Had anything remarkable happened?
room
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
set
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
showed
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
strong
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
table
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
tension
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
thrown
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From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
undress
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
unimportant
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From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
up
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From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
vent
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
walk
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From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes and cheeks had an almost feverish brilliancy; her head was thrown backward, and her hands were clasped with the palms outward, and with that tension of the arms which is apt to accompany mental absorption.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Confidential Moments When Maggie went up to her bedroom that night, it appeared that she was not at all inclined to undress.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She set down her candle on the first table that presented itself, and began to walk up and down her room, which was a large one, with a firm, regular, and rather rapid step, which showed that the exercise was the instinctive vent of strong excitement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nothing that you are not likely to consider in the highest degree unimportant.
