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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 out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
acquaintances
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
Allison
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From this reading Are you sure it has come to that, Allison?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you sure it has come to that, Allison?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
away
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
bounds
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
broke
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
car
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
chance
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
chosen
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you sure it has come to that, Allison?
conference
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
eyes
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
forth
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
give
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
glum
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
go
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
got
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Are you sure it has come to that, Allison?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
it's
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
Leslie
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
Leslie's
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
likely
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
lonely
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
meet
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
out
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
overflow
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
past
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From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
perfectly
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From this reading It seems perfectly preposterous!"
preposterous
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From this reading It seems perfectly preposterous!"
really
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
road
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
seems
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From this reading It seems perfectly preposterous!"
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
stretch
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you sure it has come to that, Allison?
tears
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
there
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
town
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
true
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
up
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
we've
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From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
welling
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last they were past the bounds where they were likely to meet acquaintances, and Leslie broke forth.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
whirled
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
whiteness
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From this reading It was out on a lonely road in the car that they had chosen to go for their conference, where there was no chance of their being interrupted; and they whirled away through the town and out to the long stretch of whiteness in glum silence, the tears welling to overflow in Leslie's eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you really think it's true that we've got to give her up?
