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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 It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
break
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
certain
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
Deane
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
Eleanor
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
eyes
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
forenoon
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
fully
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
further
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
gently
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
give
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
hand
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
jogging
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
leads
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
letter
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
MESSAGE
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From this reading THE MESSAGE TO STAMMARS.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
news
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
occupied
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
Olive
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
own
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
paved
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
Pembridge
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
possible
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
put
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
questioned
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
road
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
Saturday
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
simply
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
slowly
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From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
STAMMARS
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From this reading THE MESSAGE TO STAMMARS.
sunny
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
supposed
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSAGE TO STAMMARS.
then
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
thoughts
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
thus
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MESSAGE TO STAMMARS.
tortuous
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From this reading The morning was sunny and the road pleasant, but Olive had no eyes for anything: her own tortuous thoughts occupied her fully.
wait
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the forenoon of a certain Saturday in May that Olive Deane found herself jogging slowly along the road that leads from Pembridge to Stammars.
way
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From this reading Should she break as gently as possible the news she had to tell, and then give Eleanor the letter after having thus paved the way?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
word
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From this reading Should she put the letter into her hand without a word, and simply wait to be questioned as to anything further that she might be supposed to know?
