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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 old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
a-dream
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
access
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
accosted
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
attest
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
away
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
bowed
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
cabin
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
creased
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
crossed
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
dame
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
developed
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
door
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
down
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
dreamily
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From this reading The young man turned toward her, smiling half dreamily.
eyes
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
face
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
far
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
fixed
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
floor
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
gray
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
grimed-in
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young man turned toward her, smiling half dreamily.
hand
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
infirmity
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
lands
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
legs
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
lines
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
man
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
mouth
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
moved
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
muscular
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
music
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
now
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
occupants
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
odd
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
offers
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
old
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
only
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
other
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
outstretched
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
placed
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
powerful
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
shoulder
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
smiling
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From this reading The young man turned toward her, smiling half dreamily.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
somewhere
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
spoke
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
sprightliness
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
stepped
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
tall
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
thousand
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The young man turned toward her, smiling half dreamily.
turned
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From this reading The young man turned toward her, smiling half dreamily.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
well
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From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
wide
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From this reading His gray eyes seemed now half a-dream, his wide mouth fixed itself in pleasant lines, so that he seemed far away, somewhere in the lands to which music offers access.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
woman
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a tall man, as his outstretched legs, one crossed over the other, would attest; a man well developed, muscular and powerful.
wrinkled
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
years
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From this reading The old woman who spoke—a wrinkled dame she was, bowed down by years and infirmity, her face creased by a thousand grimed-in, wrinkled lines—moved with an odd sprightliness as she stepped across the floor.
young
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From this reading She placed a hand upon the shoulder of the young man whom she accosted, standing between him and the door of the little cabin of which they were the only occupants.
