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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 fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
asleep
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From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
back
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From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
breathing
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From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
curiously
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
defending
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
digging
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
distinctly
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From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
drawing-room
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
dreamed
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
enough
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
fancied
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
fashioned
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
fell
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From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
furiously
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
grew
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From this reading The hole he was making grew larger and larger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
hair
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From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
Harbinger
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From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hole he was making grew larger and larger.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
hole
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From this reading The hole he was making grew larger and larger.
house
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
larger
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From this reading The hole he was making grew larger and larger.
like
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
lying
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
making
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From this reading The hole he was making grew larger and larger.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
mood
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From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
mortification
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From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
nails
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
prison
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
rebellious
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From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
Sea
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
see
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From this reading She could distinctly see the hair on the back of his hands, and hear him breathing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
somehow
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that mood of rebellious mortification she fell asleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
wall
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From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, curiously enough, dreamed not of him whom she had in mind been so furiously defending, but of Harbinger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She fancied herself in prison, lying in a cell fashioned like the drawing-room at Sea house; and in the next cell, into which she could somehow look, Harbinger was digging at the wall with his nails.
