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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 Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
All
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From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
almost
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
circumstance
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
conceal
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
CONFIDENCES
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From this reading CONFIDENCES.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
Cynthia
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
day
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From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
depressed
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From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
forget
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
letterless
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
letters
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
Molly
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From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
morning's
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
occurrence
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
off
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
post
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
preyed
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
read
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
remind
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
Roger
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
sadness
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
several
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
shake
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
unprecedented
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
unusual
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
way
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From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
well
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From this reading All the rest of that day Molly was depressed and not well.
wish
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From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
wistful
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From this reading The next morning's post brought several letters; one from Roger for Cynthia, and Molly, letterless herself, looked at Cynthia as she read it, with wistful sadness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having anything to conceal was so unusual--almost so unprecedented a circumstance with her that it preyed upon her in every way.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a nightmare that she could not shake off; she did so wish to forget it all, and yet every little occurrence seemed to remind her of it.
