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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 As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
absence
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
Anne
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
any
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
Aurora
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
aware
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
back
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
certain
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
church
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
Cowles
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
Dan
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
ending
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
enter
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
evaded
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
guardian
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
Henderson
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
home
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
house
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
hurried
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
jail
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
known
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
Lane's
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
light
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
made
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
meeting
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
missed
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
MOB
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
Mulberry
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
now
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
Oglesby
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
period
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
presently
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
return
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From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
saw
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
seeing
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
services
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
shining
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
shortly
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From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
spoken
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
Street
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
thus
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From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judge Henderson had not known of her absence and was not aware of her return.
way
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From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Anne thus by a certain period of time missed seeing what Dan Cowles presently saw.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE MOB Anne Oglesby left the jail shortly after the time when church services were ending.
windows
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From this reading As she hurried by Aurora Lane's house in Mulberry Street she saw a light shining from the windows, but she did not enter--she could not have spoken to anyone now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She evaded any meeting with her guardian after she had made her way back home.
