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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 He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
all
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
allowed
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
appeared
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
approach
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going?
aside
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
away
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
beautiful
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
Can't
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
car
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
chosen
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
demanded
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
excuses
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
eyes
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
face
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
far
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
finding
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
going
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From this reading “Where are you going?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
hand
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
happening
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
holding
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
interval
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
move
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
now
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
officer
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
once
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
out
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
park
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
particular
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
pavement
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
pleaded
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
realized
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
running-board
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
said
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
say
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
scene
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
seated
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
separated
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
spot
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
spring
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
stop
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From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
there
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From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
traffic
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From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
tried
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
trolley
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
wait
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
watched
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
waved
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was not allowed to park in that particular spot where he had chosen to stop and spring to the pavement.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can’t I take you there?” he pleaded, with one foot on the running-board and his eyes still upon her face.
world
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From this reading She tried to say she would wait for the trolley, it was not far away now, but he waved her excuses aside, said he had nothing in the world to do that morning, and before she realized it she was seated in the beautiful car whose approach she had watched so short a time before.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have stood a long time holding her hand and finding out all that had been happening to her during the interval while they had been separated, but the traffic officer appeared on the scene and demanded that he move his car at once.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going?
