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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 the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
accordingly
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
Adrien
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From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
almost
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
any
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
better
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From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
chambers
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
clock
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
crowded
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
crowds
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
decided
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
despairingly
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From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
eight
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
hope
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
hungrily
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
Jessica
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
jostling
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
like
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From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
longer
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
more
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
night
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From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
once
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
patiently
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
pushing
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
remain
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
retraced
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
satisfaction
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
seeing
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
steps
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
street
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From this reading After the silence of the deserted street, the crowds, pushing and jostling her, brought her almost a feeling of satisfaction.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
there
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
thoroughfares
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
town
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From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
useless
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From this reading As the clock struck eight she decided that it was useless to remain any longer, and accordingly retraced her steps through the crowded thoroughfares.
waited
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
waiting
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From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
way
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From this reading Jessica, ignorant that he had ever left it, had found her way to his chambers, and waited there patiently and hungrily in the hope of once more seeing him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the night on which Adrien had returned to town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anything would be better than waiting like this, she thought despairingly.
