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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 Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
apologized
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From this reading The rancher apologized for the key.
apparently
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From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
appeared
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
Breaks
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
capacity
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
care-free
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From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
cellar
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
chanson
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
corner
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
discovered
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
duplicity
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
French
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
gay
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
going
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
Goodheart
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
house
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
humming
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
key
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
lark
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From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
lately
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
lock
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Makes
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
many
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
men
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
movers
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
nod
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
now
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
Pauline
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
porch
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
Presently
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
Promise
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
rancher
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From this reading The rancher apologized for the key.
road
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
singing
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From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
singularly
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
soul
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
swinging
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
two
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From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
unsuspected
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From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It Pauline was a singularly honest little soul, but she now discovered in herself unsuspected capacity for duplicity.
We've
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From this reading "We've had to lock the cellar lately since so many movers have been going through on this road.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently, still humming a French chanson, she appeared on the porch swinging a key, passed the two men with a gay little nod, and disappeared around the corner of the house to the cellar.
work
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From this reading She went singing about her work, apparently care-free as a lark.
