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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 It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
accurate
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
all
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
approached
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
arrested
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
called
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
case
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
caused
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
certainly
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
day
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
door
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
earlier
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
faculties
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
gone
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
GRANNY
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
Haddon
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
heard
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
hills
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
house
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
household
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
indefinitely
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
JOSLIN
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
knocked
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
known
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
likely
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
listen
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
Marcia
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
meet
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
most
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
neighbor's
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
newcomers
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
now
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
old
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
other
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
out
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
Pendleton
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
Polly
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
presence
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
prolonged
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
regarding
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
room
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
statement
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
stop
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
surely
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
suspected
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
town
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
turned
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
two
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
UNCERTIFIED
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From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
visit
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
visitors
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
voice
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
voices
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNCERTIFIED GRANNY JOSLIN was accurate in one statement regarding her neighbor’s household, but was not so accurate in other details.
way
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From this reading Had Polly Pendleton known surely that Marcia Haddon was in the house she now approached, she certainly must have turned and gone the other way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
Williams
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From this reading It was Granny Williams who after a time knocked at her door and called her out to meet the newcomers.
women
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
world
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From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And had Marcia herself suspected the presence in town of these two visitors of all in the world, it is most likely that she would have prolonged her visit in the hills indefinitely, and not have returned earlier in the day, as had been the case.
younger
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From this reading In her room, Marcia Haddon heard voices—voices of the two old women, voices of two younger women—one voice which caused her to stop and listen—all her faculties arrested.
