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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 AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
affair
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From this reading "This really is the most wonderful affair!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
child
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From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
cloistered
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clump
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
comparing
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
declared
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
DEPARTURE
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
direction
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
Dorothy
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
fancied
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
figure
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
fleeing
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
Ford
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
horses
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This really is the most wonderful affair!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
jealousy
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From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
laundry
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
learned
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
looking
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From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
most
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From this reading "This really is the most wonderful affair!
Mr
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
notes
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
now
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
odd
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From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
owned
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
planning
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
points
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
quaint
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From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
really
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From this reading "This really is the most wonderful affair!
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
show
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From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
shrubbery
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
talking
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This really is the most wonderful affair!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
trips
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE Dorothy looked after the fleeing little figure as it disappeared behind a clump of shrubbery in the direction of the laundry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
walk
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From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
workmen
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From this reading "A child of one of the workmen, I suppose, but such an odd, quaint looking child," she thought, and rejoined her mates.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were still standing beside the cloistered walk, talking, planning the wonderful trips which would be open to them now that they owned horses; comparing notes upon the points of each that they fancied they had already learned, while Mr. Ford declared:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not that you have the horses, but that you show no jealousy about them.
