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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 Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
appeared
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
asserted
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
back
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
battle-field
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
Comes
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
dress
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
edge
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
emphatically
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
employing
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
face
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
faces
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
figures
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
flushed
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
footbridge
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
girl
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
going
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
golden
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
Greek
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
head
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
hips
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
I'm
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
intended
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
like
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
match
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
Meets
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
met
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
narrow
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
opposite
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
other
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
pass
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
placed
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
resolute
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
roaming
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
sailor
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
Saturday
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
scenting
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
small
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
stream
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
sturdy
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
Teddy
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
Then
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
thus
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From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
Tug
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
Two
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From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
up
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
very
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
War
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From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
war-horse
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thus they met again; both employing their Saturday afternoon in roaming along the edge of a stream, they had suddenly come face to face with one another.
well
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From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'When Greek Meets Greek Then Comes The Tug Of War!'
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Neither could pass the other, but neither intended going back, and the sturdy maiden, in her sailor dress, with her small hands placed on her hips, appeared quite a match for Teddy, who, with his golden head well up, looked like a war-horse scenting the battle-field.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two little determined figures, with flushed, resolute faces, stood opposite one another on a narrow footbridge over a running stream.
You're
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From this reading 'You're to let me come over first,' she asserted very emphatically, 'because I'm a girl.'
