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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 CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
angry
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
bent
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
CERTAIN
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
cloak
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
CONFIDENCES
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
CONTAINS
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
cry
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
dark
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
dashed
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she dead, I wondered?
down
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
ears
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
exchange
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
fallen
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
feet
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
felt
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
form
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
gap
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
garments
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
hat
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
lying
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
narrow
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
nearly
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
off
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
out
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
path
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
plain
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
reproach
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
ruthlessly
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she dead, I wondered?
single
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
sounded
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
stumbled
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
thick
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
touched
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
trees
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
wall
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
woman
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From this reading So dark was it beneath the trees that at first I could not plainly make out what it was until I bent and my hands touched the garments of a woman.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was she dead, I wondered?
wood
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From this reading CONTAINS CERTAIN CONFIDENCES As I dashed forward to the gap in the boundary wall of the wood, I nearly stumbled over a form lying across the narrow path.
woolen
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From this reading Her hat had fallen off, for I felt it beneath my feet, while the cloak was a thick woolen one.
word
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
words
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From this reading That cry--that single word of reproach--sounded in my ears, and it seemed plain that she had been struck down ruthlessly after an exchange of angry words.
