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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 She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
Aldclyffe's
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
away
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
bag
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
bare
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
boughs
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
butler
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
carried
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
clock
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From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
country
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
depicted
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From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
dive
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
door
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
down
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
dressing-room
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
emerge
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
fling
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
half-past
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From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
heard
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
hindering
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
lawn
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
Miss
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
opened
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
pace
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
park
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
paths
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
place
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
pointed
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From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
porch
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
postman
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
postmen
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
proceeding
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From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
reappear
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
reference
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
saw
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
seat
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
seven
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From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
shrubbery
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
single
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
slab
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
sounds
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From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
staircase
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
stalk
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
Then
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The clock pointed to half-past seven.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
trees
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
turn
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
up
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From this reading Then the butler opened the door, took up the bag, brought it in, and carried it up the staircase to place it on the slab by Miss Aldclyffe’s dressing-room door.
village
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From this reading She heard him fling the bag down on the seat, and turn away towards the village, without hindering himself for a single pace.
whole
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From this reading The whole proceeding had been depicted by sounds.
wicket
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From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She saw the postman emerge from beneath the bare boughs of the park trees, come through the wicket, dive through the shrubbery, reappear on the lawn, stalk across it without reference to paths--as country postmen do--and come to the porch.
