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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 TERRIBLE THREAT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
almost
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
bent
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
breast
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
deep
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
Doris
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
drooping
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
eyes
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
fantastic
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figure
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
fixed
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
footpath
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
frown
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
ground
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
head
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
hour
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
immediately
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
Jeffrey
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
later
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
looking
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
making
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
manner
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
meet
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
murmured
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From this reading “Yes, to-day!” he murmured.
now
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
Once
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
papers
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
pocket
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
pre-occupied
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
projected
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
raised
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
relapsed
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
remembered
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE THREAT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
then
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From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
thoughtful
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From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
THREAT
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From this reading A TERRIBLE THREAT.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
throwing
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every now and then he raised his head, looking about him as if he remembered that he had asked Doris to meet him; but he almost immediately again relapsed into his pre-occupied manner.
to-day
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From this reading “Yes, to-day!” he murmured.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he stopped and took the papers from the pocket in his breast and looked at them with a deep and thoughtful frown.
tree
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
trunks
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
walked
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
way
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
woods
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From this reading Half an hour later Jeffrey was making his way along the footpath through the woods, his thin, bent figure throwing a fantastic shadow on the tree trunks, as he walked with his head projected and drooping, his eyes fixed on the ground.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, to-day!” he murmured.
