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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 She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
ante-room
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
any
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
called
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
Cartouche's
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
cloak
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
dare
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
darling
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
de
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
distraught
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
doom
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
door
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
down
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
fairy
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
father
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
flower
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
France
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
head
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
hill
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
hood
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
Hôtel
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
insufficient
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
led
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
like
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
lips
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
lore
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
met
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
nervous
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From this reading At the door of the “Hôtel” her father met her, distraught and nervous.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
only
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
orthodoxy
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
protect
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
quivering
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
Red-riding-hood
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
shield
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
side
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
silk
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
simple
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
Spanish
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
straight
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
study
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From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
tempest
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
umbrella
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From this reading She had no Spanish silk umbrella, like Cartouche’s, to shield her head from the tempest, nor any strength, like his, to dare orthodoxy.
walked
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He led her, his lips quivering, into the little side study which he called an ante-room.
wolf
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
wore
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From this reading She wore only a simple cloak and hood, like “Red-riding-hood the darling, the flower of fairy lore;” and that was quite insufficient to protect her from the wolf.
Yolande
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From this reading Yolande de France walked straight down the hill to her doom.
