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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 She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
absorbed
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From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
aware
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From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
back
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
Betty
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
blind-faced
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
deal
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From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
end
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
face
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From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
follow
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
gardens
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
gazing
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
give
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
given
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From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
glance
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From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
guide
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
house
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
INCIDENT
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
man
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From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
Mentally
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
more
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From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
moved
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From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
much
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From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
occasional
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From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
PARTICULAR
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
revealed
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From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
seeing
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From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
Stornham
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
thread
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
too
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From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
uncommunicative
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had not given the man more than an occasional glance until he had told her his name.
Vanderpoel's
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
walk
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From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
walked
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PARTICULAR INCIDENT Betty Vanderpoel's walk back to Stornham did not, long though it was, give her time to follow to its end the thread of her thoughts.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had been too much absorbed, too much moved, by what she had been seeing.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
woodpaths
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From this reading Mentally she walked again with her uncommunicative guide, through woodpaths and gardens, and stood gazing at the great blind-faced house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wondered, if she had been more aware of him, whether his face would have revealed a great deal.
