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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 As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
adventure
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
ALL
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From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
altered
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
anywhere
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
become
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
Bettina
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
bracken
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
character
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
detail
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this was different from--from anything.
end
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
exploit
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
faced
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From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
felt
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
FORGOTTENadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But this was different from--from anything.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
hour
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
house
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
intense
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
known
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From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
likely
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From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
midst
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
more
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
once
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
prosaic
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
prove
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From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
return
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
sense
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
significance
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
singular
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
sort
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From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
spent
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was different from--from anything.
THOUGHTnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
trees
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From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
true
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From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As, after a singular half hour spent among the bracken under the trees, they began their return to the house, Bettina felt that her sense of adventure had altered its character.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading What its significance might prove likely to be when she faced it, she had not known, it is true.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was still in the midst of a remarkable sort of exploit, which might end anywhere or in anything, but it had become at once more prosaic in detail and more intense in its significance.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I THOUGHT YOU HAD ALL FORGOTTEN.”
