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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 There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
action
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From this reading The thought of action came to her too late.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
apparently
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
attack
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
back
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
beating
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
breathless
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
came
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From this reading The thought of action came to her too late.
ceased
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
dauntless
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
defiance
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
dilated
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
dizzy
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
doomed
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
drowned
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
Dunke
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
eyes
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
fear
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
filled
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
fixing
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
flung
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
friends
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
give
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
heart
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
hundred
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
instant
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
Kinney's
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
knew
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
late
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From this reading The thought of action came to her too late.
leaned
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
like
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
lips
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
meant
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
men
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
more
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
much
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
out
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
parted
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
passionate
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
poison
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
rage
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
saddle
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
shock
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
signal
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
spectacle
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
stepped
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
street
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
surge
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
swift
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From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
There
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought of action came to her too late.
thrilling
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
tightening
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From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
too
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From this reading The thought of action came to her too late.
two
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From this reading Margaret Kinney's heart ceased beating in that breathless instant after the two dauntless friends had flung defiance to two hundred.
voice
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For as she leaned forward in the saddle with parted lips she knew a passionate surge of fear for one of the apparently doomed men that went through her like swift poison, that left her dizzy with the shock of it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a sudden tightening of her throat, a fixing of dilated eyes on what would have been a thrilling spectacle had it not meant so much more to her.
yell
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From this reading As Dunke stepped back to give the signal for attack she cried out his name, but her voice was drowned in the yell of rage that filled the street.
