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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 Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
arm
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From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
away
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
bareheaded
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
brownstone
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
Clare
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
coat
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From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
concealment
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From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
down
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
expression
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
forcing
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
front
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going
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
hall
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
hand
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
Hat
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
house
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
hung
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From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
hurriedly
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
Japanese
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From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
leading
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
man
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From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
noiselessly
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From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
offered
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From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
out
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From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
possible
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From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
Rectory
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
room
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
service-entrance
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As noiselessly as possible, she let herself out.
slipped
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
stairs
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
steps
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
street
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From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
Then
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
tiptoe
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From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hat in hand, and on tiptoe, Clare slipped from her room to the hall, and down the stairs leading to the service-entrance beneath the front steps.
too
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
turned
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
unconcerned
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From this reading Then bareheaded still, but not too hurriedly, and forcing a pleasant, unconcerned expression, she turned away from the brownstone house--going toward the Rectory.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
waiting
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From this reading Across the street, waiting under steps that offered him the right concealment, a man was loitering.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
wrist-bag
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From this reading Her coat was over an arm, and a Japanese wrist-bag hung beside it.
