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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 Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
afterward
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
automobile
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
away
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
Berkeley
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
blocks
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From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
daughter
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
Daylight
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
Dede
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
Dede's
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
directed
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
extend
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
Furthermore
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
hills
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
house
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From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
hunger
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
lady
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
landlady's
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
likely
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
machine
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From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
most
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
Once
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
out
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
overwhelmed
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
proceeded
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From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
proposed
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
rainy
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
red
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
restrained
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
second
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
several
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From this reading He left the machine several blocks away and proceeded to the house on foot.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
Sunday
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
swept
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From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As on the first time, he restrained himself until his hunger for her overwhelmed him and swept him away in his red automobile to Berkeley.
walk
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
walking
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From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Dede was out, the landlady's daughter told him, and added, on second thought, that she was out walking in the hills.
weeks
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From this reading Once again, on a rainy Sunday, weeks afterward, Daylight proposed to Dede.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
young
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From this reading Furthermore, the young lady directed him where Dede's walk was most likely to extend.
