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Fast as the Wind: A Novel
Fast as the Wind: A Novel

Chapter XIII

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A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.
Fletcher Denyer was irritated.
She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?
He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.
"I want to go to town," he said.
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Fast as the Wind: A Novel

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.
Line 2
Fletcher Denyer was irritated.
Line 3
She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?
Line 4
He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.
Line 5
"I want to go to town," he said.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

afraid

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

ailed

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

all

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

back

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

calamity

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

days

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

Denyer

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From this reading Fletcher Denyer was irritated.

Elroy

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

FEAR

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

felt

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

few

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

Fletcher

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From this reading Fletcher Denyer was irritated.

gay

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

go

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From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

hardly

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

hung

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

irritated

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From this reading Fletcher Denyer was irritated.

knew

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

Lenise

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

like

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

much

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

presentiment

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

questioned

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From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

received

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From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

reply

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From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

said

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From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

satisfactory

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From this reading He questioned her, received no satisfactory reply.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

store

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

town

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From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

trouble

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

troubled

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

uneasy

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

want

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From this reading "I want to go to town," he said.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.

woman

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From this reading She was not at all like the gay woman of a few days back; what ailed her?

WOMAN'S

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From this reading A WOMAN'S FEAR Lenise Elroy was troubled; she felt uneasy, afraid of something, she hardly knew what; she had a presentiment that a calamity hung over her, that much trouble was in store.