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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 AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
approaching
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
broke
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
carried
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
certainly
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From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
close
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
coming
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From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
conveyance
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
darkness
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
driver
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
driving
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
ears
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
fast
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
front
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
head
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
hurrying
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
less
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
lights
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
listen
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
minute
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
nearer
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From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
nearly
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
OFFER
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
past
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
playing
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
raised
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
road
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
see
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
shadows
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
Some
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From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
sound
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From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
stone's-throw
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
trick
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From this reading AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE She raised her head to listen, thinking that her senses must be playing her a trick.
trusted
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
vehicle
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From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some one was driving fast through the darkness, so fast that in what seemed to her to be less than a minute the driver was close upon her.
wheeled
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From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
wheels
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From this reading No; it certainly was the sound of wheels, coming nearer and nearer.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Apparently nearly in front of her, although she could not see it, was a road along which the vehicle was approaching.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It carried no lights; nothing broke the shadows; but, if her ears could be trusted, within a stone's-throw of where she was some wheeled conveyance was hurrying past.
