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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 THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
admitted
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From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
adopted
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
Adriance
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
apart
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
avoided
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
black
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
casual
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
circumstances
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
congenial
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
days
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
eager
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
escape
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
far
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
few
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
find
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
following
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
frankness
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
friends
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
futile
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
GIRL
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
habit
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
home
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
lie
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
like
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
lives
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
lonely
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
Lucille
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
Masterson's
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
men
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
met
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
near
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
often
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
opposite
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
other
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
OUTSIDEnounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
pausing
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
pavilion
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
place
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
rather
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
rebellion
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From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
repose
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From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
set
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
slipped
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
talk
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From this reading He could talk to the girl, he admitted to himself, because she did not know him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
Tony
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
two
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From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was quite often, since his home was so near the pavilion she had adopted as her place of repose.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They met with a casual frankness, the girl and he, like two men who find each other congenial, yet whose lives lie far apart.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
words
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From this reading THE GIRL OUTSIDE Tony Adriance slipped into the habit of pausing for a few words with the girl in black whenever circumstances set them opposite each other.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He rather avoided his friends, during the days following his futile rebellion against Lucille Masterson's will, yet he was lonely and eager to escape thought.
