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29
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From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
account
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activities
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
beating
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
book
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bottom
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breathing
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chances
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company
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considering
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desk
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discovery
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dollars
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door
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drawer
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ERROR
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eyes
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file
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
followed
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From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
front
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glanced
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From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew that she had made a mistake, and she was considering the chances of discovery with a wildly beating heart.
hard
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heart
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hedge
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
hid
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From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
huddled
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hundred
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
invitations
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
JUDGMENT
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June
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kept
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knew
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led
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made
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man
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mass
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
meant
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mistake
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Nan
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
out
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page
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pass-book
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record
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
run
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sat
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savings
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From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
showed
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sight
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sixteen
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social
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some
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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street
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subtraction
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
then
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There
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
thousand
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thrusting
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT Nan stood at her window watching a man turn out of the walk that led from the front door to the street.
trust
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turn
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her eyes followed him until the hedge hid him from sight, and then she sat huddled in the window-seat, breathing hard from her run upstairs.
upstairs
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verified
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From this reading There remained a balance of sixteen hundred, and she verified the subtraction before thrusting the book into the bottom of a drawer under a mass of invitations she meant at some time to file in a book she kept as a record of her social activities.
walk
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that she had made a mistake, and she was considering the chances of discovery with a wildly beating heart.
watching
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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wildly
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window
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window-seat
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew that she had made a mistake, and she was considering the chances of discovery with a wildly beating heart.
withdrawal
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From this reading She went to her desk and glanced at a page of the pass-book of a trust company that showed the withdrawal on June 29 of one thousand dollars from her savings account.
