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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 IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
bitterness
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From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
CASTLE
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
Catrina
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clench
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
contemplated
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From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
dimly
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From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
down
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
drawing-room
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From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
dress
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
Etta
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
girl's
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From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
heart
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From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
how
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
ivory
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
knew
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
knuckles
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
later
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
lift
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
lighted
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From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
like
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
luncheon
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
made
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
maid
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
mirror
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From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
own
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
Paul
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
polished
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
reflection
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From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
room
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
rooms
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
saw
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
sent
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
shone
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
sight
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
sleigh
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
slowly
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From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
small
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
stairs
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one knew the bitterness in this girl's heart as she contemplated her own reflection.
THORS
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
tried
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
turned
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From this reading She turned and looked at herself in the mirror.
two
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From this reading No one knew how she had tried one dress after another since luncheon, alone in her two rooms, having sent her maid down stairs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
watching
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
week
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went slowly down stairs to the long, dimly lighted drawing-room.
window
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From this reading IN THE CASTLE OF THORS A week later Catrina, watching from the window of her own small room, saw Paul lift Etta from the sleigh, and the sight made her clench her hands until the knuckles shone like polished ivory.
