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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 Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
all
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
Barbara
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
bled
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
breaking
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
cab
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
chiming
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
clock
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
closed
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
corner
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
desperately
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
discover
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
dread
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
drifted
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
drive
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
face
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
faintly
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
Fate
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
forget
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
gates
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
girl's
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
heart
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
hot
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
house
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
immobility
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From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
intrusion
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From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
iron
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
lay
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
light
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
longer
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
Miltoun
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
Miltoun's
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
mood
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
now
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
ominous
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From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
out
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
petrol
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
rain
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
really
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
received
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From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
refreshing
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
relieving
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
remembered
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
seven
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
silent
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
small
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
smelled
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
spurts
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
stables
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
suffering
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From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
swift-moving
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
tall
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, now that Fate had been really cruel, now that it no longer lay in Miltoun's hands to save himself from suffering, her heart bled for him; and she remembered to forget herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
way
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
windows
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From this reading Though the cab was closed, light spurts of rain drifted in through the open windows, refreshing the girl's hot face, relieving a little her dread of this drive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The immobility with which he had received her intrusion, was ominous.
wits
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
woman's
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
working
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From this reading And though silent in her corner, she was desperately working all her woman's wits to discover a way of breaking into the house of his secret mood.
world
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From this reading The clock over the stables was chiming seven when Miltoun and Barbara passed out of the tall iron gates, in their swift-moving small world, that smelled faintly of petrol.
