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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 Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
appeared
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
away
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
ceremony
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
confronting
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From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
couch
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
curtain
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
dark
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
dim
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
distance
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
down
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
entered
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
entrance
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
familiar
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
feet
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From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
few
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
form
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
girl
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From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
hurried
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
Indian
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From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
instant
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From this reading In an instant the Indian girl was upon her feet confronting her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
lifted
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From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
little
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
lodge
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
lying
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
Minora
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
night
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
Once
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
out
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From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
outlines
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
see
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
seen
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
side
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
single
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
steps
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
Stooping
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once out into the night, she hurried to another lodge standing but a short distance away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
way
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From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
whispered
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was so dark within that she could see but little; but she appeared to be familiar with the way, and a few steps brought her to the side of a couch upon which the dim outlines of a form could be seen lying.
withoutnounUS /ˈwithout/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arrived at the entrance she lifted the curtain and entered without ceremony.
word
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From this reading Stooping down she whispered a single word: “Minora.”
