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The Main Chance

Chapter XV

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THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.
Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.
Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.
The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.
The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Main Chance

Chapter XV

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.
Line 2
Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.
Line 3
Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.
Line 4
The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.
Line 5
The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

Hazy adjective US /ˈheɪzi/

unclear or blurred, especially from drink

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.”

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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 driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

amusement

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

back

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

backed

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

ball

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

bending

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

blue

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

box

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

BUNKER

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

caddy

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

characteristics

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

Club

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

contemplated

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

Country

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

distances

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

down

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

driven

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

driver

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

east

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

Evelyn

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

eye

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

eyes

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

far

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

freshen

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

fussy

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

gone

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

Grant

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

green

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

hand

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/

unclear or blurred, especially from drink

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

horizons

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

interest

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

invited

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

joy

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

kept

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

ladies

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

LADY

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

landscape

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

links

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

lithe

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

loosely

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

movements

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

off

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

once

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

only

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

placed

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

played

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

player

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

points

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

position

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

preliminaries

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

sand

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

satisfaction

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

school

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

shook

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

silent

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

stepped

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

swift

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

swung

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From this reading The driver was a part of herself, and she stepped back and swung it to freshen her memory of its characteristics.

taken

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

tee

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

there

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

two

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From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

up

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From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

used

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

visitors

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From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Her visitors had left; Grant had gone east to school, and she was driven in upon herself for amusement.

watched

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Her movements were lithe and swift, and when once the ball had been placed in position there were only two points of interest for her in the landscape--the ball itself and the first green.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE LADY AND THE BUNKER The afternoon invited the eyes to far, blue horizons, and as Evelyn stood up and shook loosely in her hand the sand she had taken from the box, she contemplated the hazy distances with satisfaction before bending to make her tee.

young

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From this reading The caddy watched her in silent joy; these were not the fussy preliminaries that he had been used to in young ladies who played on the Country Club links; he kept one eye on the player and backed off down the course.