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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 The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
accidental
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And again Daylight and Dede rode together.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
appearing
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
big
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
Blair
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
buying
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
Daylight
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From this reading And again Daylight and Dede rode together.
Dede
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From this reading And again Daylight and Dede rode together.
dog
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
favorite
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
feel
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
fortuitous
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
haunts
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
hills
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
hinted
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
horse
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
made
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
man
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
meeting
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From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
more
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
near
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
offhand
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
Park
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
Piedmont
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
previous
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
quarry
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
rather
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From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
remembering
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
rock
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
rode
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From this reading And again Daylight and Dede rode together.
roved
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
second
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From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
seen
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
stated
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
Sunday
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From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
surprise
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From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
suspected
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From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
suspicion
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From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The previous Sunday had been quite accidental, but his appearing a second time among her favorite haunts hinted of more than the fortuitous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another Sunday man and horse and dog roved the Piedmont hills.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
tinctured
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From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it.
together
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From this reading And again Daylight and Dede rode together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But this time her surprise at meeting him was tinctured with suspicion; or rather, her surprise was of another order.
