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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 There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
also
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From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
arrived
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From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
back
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
better
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From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
cut
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
dared
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From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
deep
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
front
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
fully
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From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
give
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
go
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From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
happened
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From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
Hetty
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
high
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
hope
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From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
house
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
night
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From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
office
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
passing
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
reached
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
remembered
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From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
road
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
round
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
satisfaction
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
saw
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From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
sigh
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
Squire
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From this reading Of course the Squire remembered--he could not have looked at her as he had done the night before, if memory had not fully come back to him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
There
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From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
Things
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From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
vent
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From this reading When she reached the road she stopped still to give vent to a deep sigh of satisfaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things were not right, but they were better than she had dared hope.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It so happened that no one saw her when she arrived, and no one also saw her go.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a short cut at the back of the office which would take Hetty on to the high road without passing round by the front of the house.
