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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 DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
abroad
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
air
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
away
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blue
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
boy
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
carrying
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
chickens
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
closed
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
days
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
DENNY
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
enough
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
few
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
friendly
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
garden
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
gate
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
gave
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
GAYDE
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
girl
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
grew
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
grounds
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
high
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
Hotel
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
ink
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intense
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
just
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
keep
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
languor
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
letters
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
light
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
many
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
met
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
negress
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
nod
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
o'clock
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
old
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
others
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
out
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
pale-coloured
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
paper
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
pen
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
pencil
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
priest
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
put
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
rackets
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
Royal
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
section
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
slow
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
sprang
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
street
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
swam
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
ten
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
tennis
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
then
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
there
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From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
three
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
tired
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
town
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
turned
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
two
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
vaultnounUS /vɔːlt/
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
Victoria
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From this reading She turned into the grounds of the old, closed Royal Victoria Hotel.
wagons
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
wall
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The street swam in light, the blue vault above sprang intense, there was just enough air to keep away languor.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
white
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From this reading At ten o'clock she put away paper and pencil, pen and ink, letters and manuscript, and went out, first into the garden, and then through the gate in the wall into the high white light of the street and the pale-coloured town.
white-clad
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
working
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From this reading DENNY GAYDE A few days after this she grew tired one morning of working.
young
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From this reading Few were abroad in this section; she gave a friendly nod to those she met, but they were not many--an old negress carrying chickens, a few slow wagons, a priest, a young girl and boy, white-clad, with tennis rackets; two or three others.
