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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 The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
axle
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
back
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
bleached
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
blue
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
bone
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
car
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
carpet
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
case
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
client
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
climbed
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
Clouds
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
dark
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
dashboard
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
differential
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
ditch
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
dripped
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
drum
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
drummed
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
filled
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
garage
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
gleamed
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
halves
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
heels
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
hung
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
lay
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
like
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
likely
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
lorry
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
marked
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
mauve
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
Nancy
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
ominously
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
passing
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
promised
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
RESCUED
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
road
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
ROBBED
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
Seated
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
shades
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
snow
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
soon
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
stream
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
telephone
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From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
two
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From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
valley
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From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
warmth
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Beneath the car a dark stream of oil marked the road, and the oil still dripped from the differential case, where the back axle lay in two halves.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The valley was filled with shades, but the road itself gleamed like a bleached bone in a ditch.
wounded
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From this reading Seated upon the dashboard of her wounded car, Fanny had drummed her heels for warmth since morning, and seemed likely soon to drum them upon a carpet of snow.
yellow
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From this reading FANNY ROBBED AND RESCUED Clouds, yellow, mauve and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will telephone to your garage," her "client" had promised, as he climbed on to a passing lorry and continued his journey into Nancy.
