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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 arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
all
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From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
arranged
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
bothered
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From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
Carrie
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
chance
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
comfortable
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
day
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From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
departure
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
door
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
dread
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
encounter
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
felt
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
few
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
finding
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
forgot
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
frightened
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
hastily
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
heard
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From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
how
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
Hurstwood
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
Installed
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
kindly
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
lifted
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
more
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From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
out
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
room
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
show
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
taken
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From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
theatre
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
then
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
there
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From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
things
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From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As day after day passed and she heard nothing at all, the thought of being bothered by him passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She arranged a few things hastily and then left for the theatre, half expecting to encounter him at the door.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Not finding him, her dread lifted, and she felt more kindly toward him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She quite forgot him until about to come out, after the show, when the chance of his being there frightened her.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Installed in her comfortable room, Carrie wondered how Hurstwood had taken her departure.
