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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 One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
always
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
call
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
conversing
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
creeping
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
crisis
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From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
cry
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
evening
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
feet
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From this reading Her hands and feet were rigid.
felt
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
few
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her hands and feet were rigid.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
hoarse
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
Laurent
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
limbs
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
linked
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
Madame
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From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
middle
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
months
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
mouth
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
only
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
out
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
paralysis
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
peacefully
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
place
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From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
Raquin
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From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
ready
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
rigid
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From this reading Her hands and feet were rigid.
sentence
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
several
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
sounds
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
splutter
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
strangle
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From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
threatening
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From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
throttled
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
Thérèse
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crisis threatening Madame Raquin took place.
wanted
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From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands and feet were rigid.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she wanted to cry out and call for help, she could only splutter a few hoarse sounds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The paralysis, which for several months had been creeping along her limbs, always ready to strangle her, at last took her by the throat and linked her body.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
wide
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From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening, while conversing peacefully with Thérèse and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.
