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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 THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
afterward
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
Ah
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From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
bosom
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
Chantel
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
chin
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
coldly
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
colored
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
court
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From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
cramped
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
down
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
Drake
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
Earle
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
fear
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From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
Forrester
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
garden
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
glimpse
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
gone
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
GUNWALEnounUS /ˈɡʌnəl/
the upper edge of a boat’s side
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
high
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
incredibly
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
lantern
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From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
leaned
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
living-room
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
mission
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
mournfully
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
Mrs
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
Pat
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From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
peaceful
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
picture-book
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
quietly
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
ran
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From this reading In the court, however, he ran across Ah Pat, loitering beside a lantern.
rather
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
recalled
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
Rhine
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
river
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
Rudolph's
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From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
sat
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
saying
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
showed
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From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
studied
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From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
Two
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From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the living-room sat Mrs. Earle, her chin cramped on her high bosom, while she mournfully studied his colored picture-book of the Rhine.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
windows
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From this reading Miss Drake, who leaned in one of the river windows, answered him, saying rather coldly that Chantel and Mrs. Forrester had gone down to the garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GUNWALE Rudolph's mission began quietly, with a glimpse which he afterward recalled as incredibly peaceful.
women
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From this reading Two of the women, at least, showed no fear.
