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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 remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
bed
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
brain
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From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could it mean?
dark
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
dim
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
down
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
Dudley
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
familiar
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
frame
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
grasped
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
grip
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
Hal
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
instead
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
mean
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
new
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
objects
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
old
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
perturbed
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
properly
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From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
reached
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
room
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
sat
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
significance
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
soothing
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
square
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
stared
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
strange
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
stunned
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From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
unable
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
usual
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From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
waited
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From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could it mean?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It grasped the significance of old, familiar objects as usual, but seemed quite unable to grip and understand the something strange and new which had suddenly come into being.
window
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From this reading When Hal reached her room she sat down on the bed in the dark, and stared at the dim square of the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She remembered she had waited for Dudley to come with soothing for a perturbed frame of mind, and instead, he had brought her—_this_.
work
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From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was feeling stunned, and as if her brain would not work properly.
