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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 THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
all
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
attention
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From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
away
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
beating
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
belief
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
breast
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
breasts
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
breath
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
cat
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
children
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
danger
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
darkness
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
down
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
emergence
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From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
eyes
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
flashed
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
Fleda
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
gnome
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
heart
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
hidden
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
inward
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
just
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
lie
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
maybe
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
monitor
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
motion
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
movement
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
muscle
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
opening
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
PATRIN
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
pressure
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
primitive
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
searching
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From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
SENTENCE
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
slumbering
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
some
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
spirit
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
suck
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From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
swift
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
There
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
understood
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
vigilant
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From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
waked
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The waking was a complete emergence, a vigilant and searching attention.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
weighing
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
weight
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From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
whispered
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From this reading It was as though some inward monitor, some gnome of the hidden life had whispered of danger to her slumbering spirit.
wide
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From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Instantly there flashed through her mind the primitive belief that a cat will lie upon the breasts of children and suck their breath away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE SENTENCE OF THE PATRIN Fleda waked suddenly, but without motion; just a wide opening of the eyes upon the darkness, and a swift beating of the heart, but not the movement of a muscle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading There was something on her breast weighing it down, yet with a pressure which was not weight alone, and maybe was not weight at all as weight is understood.
