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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 Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
adjusted
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
air
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From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
all
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
carriage
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
clang
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
cloak
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
closed
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
cold
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From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
detective
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
drawing
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
Dunbar
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
fear
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From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
form
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
garment
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
gate
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
girl
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
hat
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
head
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
hood
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
house
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
iron
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT LAST.
led
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
loud
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
night
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From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
now
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
out
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
Pardon
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
proceeded
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
provided
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
room
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
said
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
season
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From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
slight
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From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
tall
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
there
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
thoughtful
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
trembling
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
Violet
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
waiting
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From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Pardon me,” was all he said as he adjusted the garment about her slight form.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dunbar led Violet out of the room and the house, out through the tall iron gate, which closed with a loud clang behind them, and into the waiting carriage which stood there.
wrap
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From this reading Violet had no hat, but the thoughtful detective had provided a cloak which he had left in the carriage, and this he now proceeded to wrap around the trembling form of the girl, drawing the hood over her head.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I fear that you will be cold; for even at this season the night air is chilly.”
