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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 MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
affair
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
all
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
any
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
apartment
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
appealing
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
apprehensiveness
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
burden
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From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
CELLnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
chair
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
elder
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
fear
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
girl
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
glance
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
guilt
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
hasten
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
heavy
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From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
horrible
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From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
innocent
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
it's
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
Jocelyn
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
MILDRED
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
misfortune
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
more
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
nerve
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
Oh
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
PRISON
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
prove
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
rather
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
said
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
search
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
seems
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
sense
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
show
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
small
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
spirit
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
stealing
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
taken
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
There
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From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
thoroughly
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
tone
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From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
too
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From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
tottered
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
trembling
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
two
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
undeserved
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From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My burden was already too heavy, and this is horrible."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading MILDRED IN A PRISON CELL Not from any sense of guilt, but rather from the trembling apprehensiveness of one whose spirit is already half broken by undeserved misfortune, Mildred tottered to a chair within the small apartment to which she had been taken.
women
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From this reading With an appealing glance to the two women who stood beside her she said, "Oh, hasten to prove that I am innocent!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There will be nothing 'horrible' about the affair at all, unless you have been stealing, and it seems to me that an honest girl would show more nerve."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Jocelyn," replied the elder of the women, in a matter-of-fact tone, "it's our duty to search you thoroughly, and, if innocent, you will not fear it.
