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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 WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
away
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
basement
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
became
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
comparatively
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From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
dawning
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
discordant
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
end
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
far
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
generally
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
girl
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
gradually
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
guess
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
hideous
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
indifferent
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
interminable
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
intoxicated
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
JUDGE
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
making
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
Mildred
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
night
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
opposite
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
Other
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From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
passionate
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
pitiful
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
placed
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
prisoners
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From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
quiet
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From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
respiration
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
silent
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
soon
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
stolidly
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From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
stupid
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
visible
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
weeping
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Other prisoners were brought in from time to time, but they were comparatively quiet.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
WISE
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From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other prisoners were generally intoxicated or stolidly indifferent, and were soon making the night hideous with their discordant respiration.
woman
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From this reading The woman opposite gradually became stupid and silent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A WISE JUDGE" When the interminable night would end Mildred could not guess, for no dawning was visible from her basement cell.
young
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From this reading A young girl was placed in a cell not far away, and her passionate weeping was pitiful to hear.
