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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
angry
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are here, Menie!” he exclaimed.
arms
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From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
branches
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
cheek
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
colour
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
corner
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
crushed
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
disappear
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
excitement
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
exclaimed
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From this reading “You are here, Menie!” he exclaimed.
eye
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
face
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
fallen
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
flush
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
garden
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
glistening
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
glow
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
gravel
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
heat
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
heated
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are here, Menie!” he exclaimed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
Home
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
Impatiently
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
lawn
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
made
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
Menie
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
passionate
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
path
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
prevent
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From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
rain
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
Randall
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
respect
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From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
rung
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From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
seen
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
shrubs
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
sufficient
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From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
there
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Impatiently his foot rung upon the gravel path, and crushed the fallen branches: something of an angry glow was in his eye, and heated and passionate was the colour on his cheek.
way
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
wet
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From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I think you might have had sufficient respect for me to do what you could to prevent this last passage of arms.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the heat and flush of excitement upon his face, Randall Home made his way across the glistening lawn, and through the wet shrubs--for there had been rain--to that corner of the garden where he had seen Menie disappear.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are here, Menie!” he exclaimed.
