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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 her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
anxiously
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
beleaguered
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
bent
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
child
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
dangers
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
DETEST
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From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
door
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
eventful
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
familiar
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
father
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
fear
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
felt
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
filled
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
fortress
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
going
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
hoop
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
jungle
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
knew
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
language
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
like
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
manifold
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
Marian
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From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
men
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
midst
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
most
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
noted
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
now
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After her father had left her on that eventful afternoon, Marian felt as if alone in a beleaguered fortress.
out
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
phase
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
ruthless
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
SEEN
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From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
streets
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
stroll
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
terrors
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
tiger-infested
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
to-day
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
trundled
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
used
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
venture
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From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
walked
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From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
war
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From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When men like her father used such language and took such precautions as she had anxiously noted, she knew that dangers were manifold and great, that she was in the midst of the most ruthless phase of war.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The familiar streets in which she had trundled her hoop as a child, and until to-day walked without fear, were now filled with nameless terrors.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She who had been so bent on going out in the morning would now as readily stroll in a tiger-infested jungle as to venture from her door.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I HAVE SEEN THAT YOU DETEST ME."
