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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 It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
awakened
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
awakening
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
awoke
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
blade
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
blind
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
brain
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
broke
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
cause
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
Christina
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
day
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
door
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
eyes
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
familiar
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
flapped
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
flapping
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
gradually
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
holland
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
incredibly
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
insinuating
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
lain
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
lay
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
listened
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
new
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SWIFT OF WALLANDOON.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
opened
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
past
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From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
sash
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
sight
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So had she lain and listened in the past, as each day broke in her brain.
soft
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
sound
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From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
sunshine
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
SWIFT
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From this reading SWIFT OF WALLANDOON.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a soft, insinuating sound, that awoke one gradually, and to Christina both the cause and the awakening itself seemed incredibly familiar.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
veranda
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
WALLANDOON
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From this reading SWIFT OF WALLANDOON.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
window
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From this reading Christina was awakened in the morning by the holland blind flapping against her open window.
wriggled
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From this reading When she opened her eyes the shadow of the sash wriggled on the blind as it flapped, a blade of sunshine lay under the door that opened upon the veranda, and neither sight was new to her.
