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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 Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
able
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
afraid
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
all
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From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
any
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
arrayed
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
Asa
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
barn
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
British
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
clad
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
coat
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
cover
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
dark
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
Desvouges's
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
discovery
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
evening
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
Exchange
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
figures
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
garb
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
get
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
getting
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
going
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
hay
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
heard
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
hide
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
horse
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
hysterical
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
Indian
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
luck
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
Madame
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
Marianne
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
met
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
old
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
out
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
Peaslee
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
Prisoners
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
ready
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
red
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
said
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
saw
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
shadows
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
soldier
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
some
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
soul
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
startlingly
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From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
stole
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Asa Peaslee, startlingly arrayed in the red coat of a British soldier, met them.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
two
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
Victor
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
whisper
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From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
white
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From this reading "We were going to hide in the hay if we heard any one, but as good luck had it, not a soul saw us except the old white horse.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
woods
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From this reading _An Exchange of Prisoners_ It was dark when two figures clad in Indian garb stole out of Madame Desvouges's barn, and under cover of the shadows of evening were able to get to the woods without discovery.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We were so afraid Victor or some one would come into the barn while we were getting ready," said Marianne, in a hysterical whisper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think we shall get through all right?"
