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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 That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
away
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
begins
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
case
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From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
cheeks
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From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
climb
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
comes
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
constantly
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
declared
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From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
deeper
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
down
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easy
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enough
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fight
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
fire
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From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
footing
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
get
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From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
hard
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
ice
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
impatient
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From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
incoming
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
Kennedy
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
lady
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From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
looks
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
matter
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Miss
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
more
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
new
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
night
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
nonsense
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From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
once
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
out
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piece
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
regain
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
serious
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
some
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
sousing
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From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
swept
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
thoughts
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
tide
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
trying
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From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
unmitigated
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From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
young
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From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
