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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 REFUGE IT was all over.
abroad
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
afraid
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
all
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From this reading A REFUGE IT was all over.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
armed
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
arrested
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
called
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
charge
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
conspiracy
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
cousin
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
cry
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
day
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
Fanny
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
fraud
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
heard
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
hue
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
husband
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
indoors
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
Iris
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From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A REFUGE IT was all over.
kind
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
law
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
lodging
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
manly
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
Mere
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
messenger
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
money
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From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
out
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A REFUGE IT was all over.
pale
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
papers
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
read
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
REFUGE
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From this reading A REFUGE IT was all over.
sent
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From this reading Iris had sent in her money.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
small
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From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
some
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
stair
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
started
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
stayed
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
stirring
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From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stayed indoors all day long, afraid of stirring abroad; afraid to read the papers; afraid that her husband was arrested on the charge of conspiracy and fraud; afraid that some kind of hue and cry might be out after her.
turned
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From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REFUGE IT was all over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Therefore, when she heard a manly step on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short of an armed messenger of the law.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was in a small lodging found for her by Fanny Mere, who called her cousin.
