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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 Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
AGITATUS
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From this reading "FURIIS AGITATUS AMOR."
AMOR
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From this reading "FURIIS AGITATUS AMOR."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
back
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
bead
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
Belike
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
crown
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
down
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
figure
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
Finally
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
find
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
FURIIS
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From this reading "FURIIS AGITATUS AMOR."
gates
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
gave
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
guide
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
henounUS /ˈhe/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
I'd
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
irritated
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
Jackson
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
left
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
look
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
moonlit
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
Old
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From this reading _Old Play_.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
parsonage
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
passage
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
penny
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
Peregrine
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
piece
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
Play
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From this reading _Old Play_.
road
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
royal
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
screen
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
sense
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
shadowy
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
shame
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
shoulder
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
struggled
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
temptation
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From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
then
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
tinkling
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
unreasonably
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
wager
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From this reading Belike for her, a royal crown I'd wager to a penny piece.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
watched
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
weakness
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
window
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From this reading Finally he gave in with a sense of shame at his weakness, and then was unreasonably irritated to find that no shadowy figure behind the tinkling bead screen before the open window watched their passage down the moonlit road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Jackson and his guide left the gates of the parsonage Peregrine struggled with a temptation to look back over his shoulder.
