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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 After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
agitation
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From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
announced
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
approached
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From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
arose
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From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
bench
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From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
came
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
distance
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
driveway
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
fact
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
halted
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
Holt
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
Honora
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From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
house
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From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
Howard
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
indefinite
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
intention
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
Joshua
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
moment
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
Mrs
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
occurred
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
passenger
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
period
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
Peter
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
porch
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
sat
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From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
saw
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
sending
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From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
sense
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From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
shock
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
single
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
Spence
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
surprise
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
talking
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And suddenly it occurred to her that the passenger must be Peter, for Mrs. Holt had announced her intention of sending for him.
trees
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
unchanged
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From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Honora sat still upon the bench.
vehicle
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From this reading After an indefinite period she saw through the trees a vehicle on the driveway, and in it a single passenger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She halted a moment at a little distance from the porch, where he was talking with Howard Spence and Joshua, and the fact that he was an unchanged Peter came to her with a shock of surprise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She arose and approached the house, not without a sense of agitation.
