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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 saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
away
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From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
bulge
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
bushes
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
caution
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From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
clump
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
crooked
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
drove
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From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
gazing
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From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
girl
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
glove
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
hand
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
hid
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
HOME
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From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
leafy
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
Lyman
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From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
mother
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From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
NANCY'S
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From this reading AT NANCY'S HOME.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
removing
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
road
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
saw
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From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
soon
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
then
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lyman stood gazing after them as they drove away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
turn
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From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
view
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From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was crooked, and a clump of bushes, a leafy bulge, soon hid them from view.
waved
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From this reading The girl waved her hand at him, and then removing her glove, she waved it again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.
word
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From this reading He saw the mother turn to her as if with a word of caution.