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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 And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
anguish
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
big
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
brushing
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
came
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
close
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
cold
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
danger
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
death
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
dejeuner
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
die
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From this reading "Father is going to die, father is going to die!"
distracted
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
drawn
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
entreaty
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
Father
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From this reading "Father is going to die, father is going to die!"
fellows
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
felt
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
flitted
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
four
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
furiously
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
gesture
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
going
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From this reading "Father is going to die, father is going to die!"
gust
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Father is going to die, father is going to die!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
longing
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
Mere-Grand
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
Mere-Grand's
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
more
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
o'clock
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
once
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
past
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
raised
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
room
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
rush
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was then that she at last spoke: "Father is going to die.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
spoke
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From this reading It was then that she at last spoke: "Father is going to die.
strike
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
stubborn
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
supreme
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
then
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From this reading It was then that she at last spoke: "Father is going to die.
there
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From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
three
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And amidst Mere-Grand's stubborn silence death once more flitted through the room: there came a cold gust such as they had already felt brushing past them during _dejeuner_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Father is going to die, father is going to die!"
together
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From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
white
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From this reading At last four o'clock began to strike, and Mere-Grand raised her white hands with a gesture of supreme entreaty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three big fellows had drawn close together, distracted by one and the same anguish, and furiously longing to know what the danger was, in order that they might rush upon it and die with their father if they could not save him.
