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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 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
affected
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
Alma
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked round at her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
came
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
causticity
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
chair
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
down
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
effort
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
entered
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
feebleness
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
gloves
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
Harvey
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked round at her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked round at her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
home
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
humour
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
ignorance
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
laugh
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked round at her.
matters
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
midnight
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
nearest
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
off
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
one's
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
parched
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From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
preparing
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
quietly
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
quivering
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From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
rested
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
Rolfe
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
round
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From this reading He looked round at her.
said
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
sank
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
shows
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From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
sounds
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From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
study
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
supporting
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
taking
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
today
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
tomorrow
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
too
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
trembled
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
usual
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From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
voice
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From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alma had entered the study as usual, and was taking off her gloves; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great, she trembled towards the nearest chair, and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down.
way
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From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Rest will come _after_,' she said, in such a voice as sounds from a parched and quivering throat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'It shows one's ignorance of such matters,' said Harvey Rolfe, with something of causticity in his humour, when Alma came home after midnight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I should have thought that, by way of preparing for tomorrow, you would have quietly rested today.'
