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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 Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
accident
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
affair
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
all
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
alongside
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
ankle
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
black
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
blue-eyed
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
built
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
caught
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
crutches
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
distinguish
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
Dreary
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
eminent
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
face
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
glimpse
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
hopped
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
house
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
hung
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
ivy
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
lady
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
looking
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
Mabin
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
Mabin's
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
month
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
more
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
mystery
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
neighbor
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
out
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
pair
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
peeped
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
place
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
pondered
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
pretty
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
road
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
serious
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
service
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From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
side
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
sombrely
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
sprained
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
supposed
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From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
surrounding
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From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dreary the place looked, Mabin thought, as she pondered over the mystery surrounding the lady in black.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
Towers
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
trying
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
up
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
vain
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
wall
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mabin’s sprained ankle was a more serious affair than she had supposed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
west
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
wheel-chair
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From this reading For a month she never left the house, and for another she went out in a wheel-chair, or hopped about on a pair of crutches.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And during all that time she caught no glimpse of the pretty neighbor who had done her such eminent service at the time of the accident.
windows
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From this reading In vain she had hung about the road outside “The Towers” looking up at the west side of the house, which was built into the wall alongside the road, trying to distinguish the fair, blue-eyed face at one of the windows which peeped sombrely out of the ivy.
