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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 While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
all
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
appeared
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From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
aspects
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
astounding
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
became
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
bodily
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
Bourgeois
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
challenge
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
characteristics
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
circumstances
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
contact
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
darkness
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
day
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
days
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
de
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
death
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
des
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
dressed
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
effects
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
exhaustion
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
followed
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
former
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
godfather
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From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
godfather's
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
house
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
innocence
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
Madame
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
made
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From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
medium
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
moral
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
much
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
nature
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
opinion
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
perfect
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
phenomena
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
physical
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
Portenduere's
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
precisely
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
public
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
recognized
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
recovered
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
Rue
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From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
science
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
sign
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From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
slowly
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
speak
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
spirit
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
state
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From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
supernatural
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
Ten
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her godfather appeared to her and made a sign that she should come with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
town
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
Ursula
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
Ursula's
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From this reading Though the public opinion of the little town recognized Ursula’s perfect innocence, she recovered slowly.
vision
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
visit
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From this reading Ten days after Madame de Portenduere’s visit Ursula had a dream, with all the characteristics of a supernatural vision, as much in its moral aspects as in the, so to speak, physical circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She dressed herself and followed him through the darkness to their former house in the Rue des Bourgeois, where she found everything precisely as it was on the day of her godfather’s death.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While in a state of bodily exhaustion, which left her mind and spirit free, she became the medium of phenomena the effects of which were astounding, and of a nature to challenge science, if science had been brought into contact with them.
