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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 He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
almost
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
arms
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
big
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
came
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From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
chair
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
coat
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
corner
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
crisp
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
Dark
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
dreaming
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
Dromore
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From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
eyes
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
fire
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
fur
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
gloss
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
hair
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
home
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
indecision
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
kitten
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
lived
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From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
man
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
Oliver
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
opening
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From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
opera-hat
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
pace
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
people
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
playing
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
proper
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
pushed
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
ran
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
season
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
sitting
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
stared
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
street
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From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
there
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From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
turning
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From this reading He passed on at such a pace that people stared; till, turning the last corner for home, he ran almost into the arms of Oliver Dromore.
unaccustomed
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
up
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
walking
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He came to the opening of the street where Dromore lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would be there, sitting by the fire in the big chair, playing with her kitten, thinking, dreaming, and—alone!
year
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From this reading Dark under the eyes, he had not the proper gloss of a Dromore at this season of the year.
young
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From this reading The young man was walking with unaccustomed indecision, his fur coat open, his opera-hat pushed up on his crisp hair.
