Chapter XX
INTERCESSION. A stifled cry had interrupted him. Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth. She rose and ran from him. Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2
Chapter XX
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INTERCESSION.
A
stifled
cry
had
interrupted
him.
Helen
was
pressing
her
handkerchief
to
her
mouth.
She
rose
and
ran
from
him.
Wingfold
stood
alarmed
and
irresolute.
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Line 1
INTERCESSION.
Line 2
A
stifled
cry
had
interrupted
him.
Line 3
Helen
was
pressing
her
handkerchief
to
her
mouth.
Line 4
She
rose
and
ran
from
him.
Line 5
Wingfold
stood
alarmed
and
irresolute.
Learner Dictionary
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Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A stifled cry had interrupted him.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.”
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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 A stifled cry had interrupted him.
alarmed
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From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
cry
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From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
handkerchief
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From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
Helen
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From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
INTERCESSION
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From this reading INTERCESSION.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
irresolute
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From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
mouth
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From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
pressing
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From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
ran
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From this reading She rose and ran from him.
rose
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From this reading She rose and ran from him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and ran from him.
stifled
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From this reading A stifled cry had interrupted him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen was pressing her handkerchief to her mouth.
Wingfold
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From this reading Wingfold stood alarmed and irresolute.