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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 She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
air
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
arms
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
bounded
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
brandynounUS /ˈbrændi/
a strong alcoholic drink distilled from wine
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
brother
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From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
cast
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
child
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
door
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
elbow
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
feet
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
floor
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
gait
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
glass
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
goddess
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
gulp
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
hand
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
instant
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
LEOPOLD
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From this reading LEOPOLD.
like
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
locked
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
new-born
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
offered
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
prostrate
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From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
raised
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
ran
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
re-entered
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
room
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
sank
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
seized
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
sister
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
sprang
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
swallowed
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
then
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
threw
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
treading
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From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
trembling
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From this reading He raised himself on his elbow, seized with trembling hand the glass she offered him, swallowed the brandy at a gulp, and sank again on the floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
window
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From this reading The next instant he sprang to his feet, cast a terrified look at the window, bounded to the door and locked it, then ran to his sister, threw his arms about her, and clung to her like a trembling child.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She re-entered her room with the gait of a new-born goddess treading the air.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her brother was yet prostrate where she had left him.
