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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 A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
Alison
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
aren't
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From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They seem to be," replied Thorne.
became
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
BluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
coming
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From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
companion
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
COMPROMISE
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
corporal
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
crest
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
dazzlingly
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
driving
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
escape
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
eyes
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
fierce
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
fixed
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
girl
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
glanced
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
Graham's
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
home
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
horsemen
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
like
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
looks
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
low
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
parasol
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They seem to be," replied Thorne.
rise
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
seem
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From this reading "They seem to be," replied Thorne.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
shone
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
shouldn't
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
sunlight
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
then
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
They're
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From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
Thorne
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They seem to be," replied Thorne.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
visible
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
wanted
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
way
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From this reading "They're coming this way, aren't they?" she asked.
week
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
white
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From this reading The girl glanced at them from under her white parasol, which shone dazzlingly in the fierce sunlight, and then fixed her eyes on her companion.
Winthrop's
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From this reading A COMPROMISE Thorne was driving Alison home from Graham's Bluff one afternoon about a week after Winthrop's escape when a couple of horsemen became visible on the crest of a low rise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
wonder
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
word
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From this reading "One of them looks like the corporal, and I shouldn't wonder if he wanted a word with me."
