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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 By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
ample-skirted
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
believed
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
bore
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
bus
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From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
calm
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
comment
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
danger
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
day
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
detected
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
Elsie
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
girl
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
gone
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
hot
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
interior
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
knees
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
large
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
less
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
made
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
man
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
manner
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
miss
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
mounted
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
Oleron
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
oppressively
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
other
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
overcoat
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
pallid-faced
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
protesting
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
rather
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
reached
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
ready
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
recklessly
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
seeing
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
side
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
signs
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
silences
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
sink
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
street
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From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
struggles
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From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
supposed
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
talk
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
terminus
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From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
thankfulness
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time Elsie bore no signs of having gone through interior struggles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the street to the bus terminus.
top
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From this reading They mounted to the top of the bus, Oleron protesting that he should not miss his overcoat, and that he found the day, if anything, rather oppressively hot.
unthinkable
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
unusual
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From this reading If she detected anything unusual in his manner she made no comment, and he, seeing her calm, began to talk less recklessly through silences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
wildly
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From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By the time they reached the bus terminus, nobody, seeing the pallid-faced man without an overcoat and the large ample-skirted girl at his side, would have supposed that one of them was ready to sink on his knees for thankfulness that he had, as he believed, saved the other from a wildly unthinkable danger.
