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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 An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
always
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
author
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
away
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From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
blessed
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blown
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
bolted
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
boy
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
coming
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
composition
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
consider
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
considered
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
cremated
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
cry
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
Dalhousie's
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disturbing
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
doing
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
down
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
element
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
evading
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From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
fast
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
full
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
insignificant
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
Jack
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
just
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
knowledge
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
letter
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
meaning
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
miles
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
more
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
mysteriously
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
new
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
now
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
old
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
out
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
panic
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
person
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
pictured
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
pink
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
proud
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
reach
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
ritually
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From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
run
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From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
saucer
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
sent
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
situation
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
splendidly
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
spunky
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
Texas
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From this reading Out of the pink saucer had mysteriously blown the knowledge that the author of that poor composition could no more be pictured as doing splendidly down in Texas....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
there
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From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
thousands
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From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
too
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From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The full reach and meaning of Jack Dalhousie's letter seemed to be coming upon her now for the first time, just when she had ritually cremated it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An insignificant boy thousands of miles away had sent out a cry for help, and she, the proud and blessed, who had always considered herself quite as spunky as another person, had bolted in a panic.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she had bolted too fast, it seemed, to consider even that, with that cry, there had come a new element into the situation, disturbing to the old argument.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet she had run away: there was no evading that.
