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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
air
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
all
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From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
anxiety
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From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
aware
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
became
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
cloud
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
consciousness
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
dropped
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
family
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
feel
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From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
hardly
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From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
histories
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
impenetrable
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
interested
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
lay
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From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
lived
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
narratives
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
occupied
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From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
sometimes
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
surely
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
talked
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
there
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From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
things
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From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She became interested in her fellow-travellers, and talked to them; they told her their family histories as surely as they looked at her, and sometimes, across their narratives, there dropped the cloud of her distress.
tried
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From this reading She tried to feel anxiety, and could not.
vague
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From this reading It lived in her consciousness, vague and impenetrable, and she was aware of it as one is aware of thunder in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On that long journey she thought hardly at all of what lay before her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mind was occupied with little things.
