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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 A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
accidents
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
accordance
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
approach
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
awaited
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
barring
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
Claudia
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
coming
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
constitutional
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
Counsel
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From this reading A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
dense
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
Dower
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
down
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
ends
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
escape
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
Fate
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From this reading A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
forth
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
Friend's
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From this reading A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
half-past
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
home
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
hour
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
House
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
law
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
Lover's
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From this reading A Lover's Fate and a Friend's Counsel.
means
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
meet
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
middle
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
miles
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
opposite
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
Park
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
path
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
people
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
resignation
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
road
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
rustic
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
sallied
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
sat
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
saw
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
seat
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
sigh
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
somewhere
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
Stafford
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
Territon
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
There
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From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
three
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From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
two
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
walk
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From this reading When two people start to walk at the same time from opposite ends of the same road, barring accidents, they meet somewhere about the middle.
walking
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no means of escape, and with a sigh of resignation she sat down on a rustic seat and awaited his approach.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about half-past three when Stafford left Territon Park; about the same hour Claudia sallied forth from the Dower House to take her constitutional.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
woods
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From this reading In accordance with this law, when Claudia was about two miles from home, walking along the path through the dense woods of Territon Park, she saw Stafford coming toward her.
