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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 HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
advise
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
any
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
bent
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
better
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Carson's
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
centre
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
chair
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
cloudless
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
constantly
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
day
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
desk
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
doorway
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
down
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
dumped
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Dwight's
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
else
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
expression
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
eyes
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
face
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
floor
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
following
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
gallantly
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
Garner
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
gone
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
grave
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
hastily
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
heart-sore
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
Helen
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
hope
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
implicated
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
law-book
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
leading
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
Linda
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
moonlit
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
mountains
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
newspapers
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
night
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
noon
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
office
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
old
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
pacify
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
past
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
Pete
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
pile
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
proffered
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restlessly
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
rickety
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
rouse
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
seated
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
Seeing
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
situation
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
spent
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
sprang
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
street
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
studious
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From this reading She had found Garner seated at his desk, bent over a law-book, a studious expression on his face.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
town
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
trouble
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
trying
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From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
up
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From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
upper
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
vaguely
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From this reading Helen had gone down to Carson's office about noon, feeling vaguely that he could advise her better than any one else in the grave situation.
veranda
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
walked
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From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE following night was a cloudless, moonlit one, and restlessly and heart-sore Helen walked the upper floor of the veranda, her eyes constantly bent on the street leading past Dwight's on to the centre of the town.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seeing her in the doorway, he sprang up gallantly and proffered a rickety chair, from which he had hastily dumped a pile of old newspapers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The greater part of the day she had spent with Linda, trying to pacify her and rouse the hope that Pete would not be implicated in the trouble in the mountains.
