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acted
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
All
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
also
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
assembled
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
attempting
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
bank
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
Belize
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
came
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
croupier
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
Desolada
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
dissipated
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
doing
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
especially
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
fall
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
fatigue
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
felt
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
forests
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
gamble
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
girl
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
gleaming
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
go
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
heat
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
held
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I LIVE TO KILL HIM."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I LIVE TO KILL HIM."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
ignoring
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
inn
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
KILL
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From this reading "I LIVE TO KILL HIM."
known
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
LIVE
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From this reading "I LIVE TO KILL HIM."
near
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
now
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
o'clock
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
past
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
Pines
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
planters
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
rays
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
reach
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
resolute
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
resolved
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
road
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From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
Sebastian
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
seeing
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
six
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
sun
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
there
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
thirst
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
thus
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I LIVE TO KILL HIM."
too
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
unhalting
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From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
well
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she went on, unhalting and resolute, feeling neither fatigue nor heat, or, if she felt them, ignoring them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was resolved to reach Belize, or to fall dead upon the road or in the forests while attempting to do so.
white
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From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And thus she came at last to All Pines, seeing the white inn gleaming in the first rays of the sun, it being now past six o'clock; while although her thirst was great, she determined that she would not go near it.
young
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
Zara
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From this reading She was known too well there as the girl, Zara, from Desolada, and also as she who acted as croupier for all the dissipated young planters who assembled at the inn to gamble, she doing so especially for Sebastian when he held the bank.
