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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 She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
almost
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
avenue
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From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
beating
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
breaks
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
calls
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
close
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
comes
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
crosses
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
cry
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
deep
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
dizzy
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
doorway
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
down
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From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
dread
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
escapes
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
friend
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
gently
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
hastens
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From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
head
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
heart
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
heavily
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
Honor
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From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
It's
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
just
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
lips
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
looking
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From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
low
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
Magill
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
makes
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
miss
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From this reading "Whist, miss!
moment
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
nervous
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From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
out
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
path
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
pine-trees
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
Power
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
quiet
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
reaches
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
ruins
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
scream
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
see
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
sharp
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
sound
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
starts
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
terror
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From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honor hastens down the avenue, looking neither to the right nor left.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her head is dizzy, her heart beating heavily in this nervous dread that has come upon her.
voice
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
whispers
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From this reading It's a friend," a deep voice whispers close beside her, though she can see no one; and the next moment Power Magill comes out from the low doorway and calls her gently by name.
Whist
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From this reading "Whist, miss!
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She starts at every shadow that crosses her path; the sound of the wind in the pine-trees almost makes her scream, and when, just as she reaches the ruins, a low whistle breaks the quiet, a sharp cry of terror escapes her lips.
