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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 wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
animated
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
ASSOCIATE
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
became
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
camp
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
changed
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
cheeks
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
complain
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
Corona
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
created
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
day
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
deal
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
emotions
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
energy
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
evening
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
eyes
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
far
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
fire
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
gazing
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
gently
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
glistened
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
HERMITS
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
inclined
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From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
interior
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
lighted
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
mental
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
mood
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
most
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From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
organism
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
Raybold
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
reason
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From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
reddened
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
reflected
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
seated
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
seem
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From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
shade
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
sky
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
sometimes
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
somewhere
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
spent
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From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
supposed
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From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
talk
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From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not seem inclined to talk to anybody, but spent the most of her time alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE HERMITS ASSOCIATE During the next day no one in camp had reason to complain of Corona Raybold.
walking
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
warm
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the evening fire was lighted, her mood changed so that one might have supposed that another fire had been lighted somewhere in the interior of her mental organism.
whole
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From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her fine eyes glistened, her cheeks gently reddened, and her whole body became animated with an energy created by warm emotions.
wrote
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From this reading She wrote a little and reflected a great deal, sometimes walking, sometimes seated in the shade, gazing far beyond the sky.
