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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 The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is that you, father?” she asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
auto
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
beckon
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
car
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
closed
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
coupé
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
darkness
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
door
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
drawing-room
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
father
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From this reading “Is that you, father?” she asked.
five
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
front
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
garden
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
gate
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
Going
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
hall
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
hand
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
heard
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
house
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, father?” she asked.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
Marney
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
minutes
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
opened
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
out
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
past
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
path
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
peered
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From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
quickly
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
reply
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
saw
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
sitting
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
sound
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going into the hall, she opened the door, and, standing on the step, peered into the darkness.
stop
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, father?” she asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
There
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
two
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From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
up
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
voice
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
walked
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From this reading There was no reply, and she walked quickly up the garden path to the gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was five minutes past two in the morning when Marney, sitting in the drawing-room at the front of the house, heard the sound of an auto stop before the house.
whisper
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From this reading The car was a closed coupé, and as she looked over the gate, she saw a hand come out and beckon her, and heard a voice whisper:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, father?” she asked.
