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AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
Arthur
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
betray
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
brook-side
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
bud
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From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
contain
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From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
dare
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
dashed
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading The woman to whom he had given his name should not disgrace him.
elapsed
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
elopement
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From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
emotion
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
Eugene
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
five
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
given
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From this reading The woman to whom he had given his name should not disgrace him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
guests
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
Hollis
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
house
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
Mallard
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
minutes
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman to whom he had given his name should not disgrace him.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
nip
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From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
planning
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From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
present
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
rage
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From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
return
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
revolver
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
scarcely
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
search
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
seen
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
state
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From this reading In his present state of mind he did not dare return to his guests, lest his emotion should betray him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His rage was so great that he could scarcely contain himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman to whom he had given his name should not disgrace him.
wife
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From this reading Although scarcely five minutes had elapsed since Eugene Mallard dashed into the house in search of his revolver, when he returned to the brook-side neither his wife nor Arthur Hollis was to be seen.
woman
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From this reading The woman to whom he had given his name should not disgrace him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought they were planning an elopement; but he would nip that in the bud.
