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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 As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
absence
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
all
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
away
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
bound
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
came
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
changed
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
charge
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
Charles
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
COMMOTION
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From this reading COMMOTION.
coursed
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
days
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
detained
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
Edina
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
Edina's
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
expected
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
father
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
house
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
Lawn
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
longer
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
major
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
moment
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
much
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
nine
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
out
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
period
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
pulses
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
Raynor
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
return
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
saw
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
seeing
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
Spring
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From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
started
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
stay
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
then
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
Trennach
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
uncle
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From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
welcome
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From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he came out of his house to welcome her, all Edina's pulses stood still for a moment, and then coursed on with a bound.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the major found himself detained longer than he had expected, and she went away from Spring Lawn without again seeing him or Charles.
worse
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From this reading During the short period of her absence from Trennach--nine days--her father had changed so much for the worse that she started when she saw him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Be sure you stay until we return," had been the charge left to Edina Raynor by her uncle.
