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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 Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FREE AGAIN.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
all
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
any
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
close
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
closely
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
Crisp
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
day
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
desolate
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
don't
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
drug
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
entered
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
Fan
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
fix
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
FREEadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading FREE AGAIN.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
girl
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
going
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
gypsy
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
hut
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
I'll
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
imprisoned
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
indeed
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
manage
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
now
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
play
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
prisoner
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
received
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
say
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
scared
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
stolen
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
taking
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
three
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
to-night
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From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
trick
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
visits
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
watched
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
weeks
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
whispered
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From this reading She entered the hut one day where Zula was imprisoned, and going close to her she whispered:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
word
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From this reading They don't think I would play any trick, but I will, and you be sure not to say a word against taking it."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Zula, they are going to drug you to-night, but now don't you be scared, for I'll manage to fix it myself.
young
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
Zula
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From this reading Zula had been a prisoner three weeks, all that time being closely watched by Crisp, and had it not been for the stolen visits she received from the young gypsy girl, Fan, she would have been desolate indeed.
