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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 RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
acquaintance
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From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
Adriances
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
Anthony
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
assistant
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From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
back
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
big
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
bitter
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
bulky
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
called
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
carried
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
coffee
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
Creole
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
cup
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
down
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
earlier
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
few
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
figure
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
find
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
following
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
forth
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
frequently
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
GALVEZ
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
gate
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
guitar
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
house
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
husband's
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From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
just
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
knew
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
lighter-footed
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
lived
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
lounging
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
made
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From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
MAITRE
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
man's
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
MIKE
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
mile
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
moments
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
Monday
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
passing
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
path
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
perhaps
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
purchase
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
RAOUL
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
river
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
road
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
run
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From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
RUSSIAN
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
set
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
settlement
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From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
slow
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
snow-piled
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
steps
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
stride
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
swinging
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUSSIAN MIKE AND MAITRE RAOUL GALVEZ Russian Mike lived in a settlement perhaps a mile back from the river road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
two
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
usually
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From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
vivifying
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
warm
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
weather
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From this reading During the bitter weather she frequently had called him from the snow-piled road to warm his slow blood with a cup of her vivifying Creole coffee.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Monday morning following the purchase of the guitar, she knew just when to run down the path and find the bulky, lounging figure passing her gate.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He usually passed the Adriances' house each morning, a few moments earlier than the lighter-footed Anthony set forth, whose swinging stride carried him two steps to the big man's one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elsie had long since made acquaintance with her husband's assistant.
