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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 Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
Alfred
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
approaching
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
bit
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
brother
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
cigarette
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
coming
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
dark
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
dusk
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
encountered
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
faces
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
footsteps
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
garden
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
gate
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
Granville
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
hasty
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
house
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They met in the twilight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
looking
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
met
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From this reading They met in the twilight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
opened
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
other
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
quickly
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
reading
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
ready
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
return
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
road
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
sauntered
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From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
saw
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
second
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dinner was over, and Granville sauntered alone in the bit of garden between the house and the road, smoking a cigarette.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met in the twilight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
too
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
town
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading They met in the twilight.
unusual
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From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
up
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From this reading Suddenly the gate was opened, and the one brother, looking up, saw the other coming quickly towards him through the dusk.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was too dark for the ready reading of faces; but it struck Granville that the approaching footsteps were hasty and unusual.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
WORST
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From this reading WAITING FOR THE WORST For the second time, it was Granville whom Alfred first encountered on his return from town.
