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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 After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
acute
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
Andrew
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
astir
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
came
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
coffee-room
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
crazy
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
days
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
downstairs
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
drove
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
dying
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
early
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
else
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
end
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
excitement
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
Ffoulkes
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
fifteen
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
frightened
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
further
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
golden
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
hours
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
house
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
later
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
lay
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
longest
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
making
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
Marguerite
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
mental
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
miss
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
night
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
obstacles
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
opportunity
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From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
perforce
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
rose
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
Sir
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
sitting
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From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
sleepless
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
sooner
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
spent
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
torture
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She rose before anyone else in the house was astir, so frightened was she, lest she should miss the one golden opportunity of making a start.
way
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
weariest
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From this reading The weariest nights, the longest days, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
well-nigh
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From this reading Marguerite had spent over fifteen hours in such acute mental torture as well-nigh drove her crazy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she came downstairs, she found Sir Andrew Ffoulkes sitting in the coffee-room.
wild
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From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a sleepless night, she rose early, wild with excitement, dying to start on her journey, terrified lest further obstacles lay in her way.
