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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 He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
any
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
arm
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
away
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
blue
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
bow
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
cigarette
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
coming
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
delightful
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From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
didn't
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
drumming
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
elbow
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
Evadna
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
eyed
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
gate
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
gatepost
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
Gene
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
give
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
guardedly
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
happened
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
He's
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
heard
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
Indian
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From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
light
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
match
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Straight up, he told me,” Gene answered sourly.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
Mr
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From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
night
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
off
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From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
person
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
put
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
ribbon
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
round
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
seem
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
sore
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
sourly
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From this reading “Straight up, he told me,” Gene answered sourly.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
Straight
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From this reading “Straight up, he told me,” Gene answered sourly.
talk
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From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
tentatively
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “He's sore over something that happened last night, and he didn't seem to have any talk to give away this morning.
tied
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Straight up, he told me,” Gene answered sourly.
touched
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
turned
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
up
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From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is the delightful Mr. Good Indian off to?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Evadna stopped drumming upon the gatepost and turned toward the person she heard coming up behind her, who happened to be Gene.
wide
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
work
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
wound
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From this reading He stopped to light a match upon the gate and put his cigarette to work before he answered her; and Evadna touched tentatively the wide, blue ribbon wound round her arm and tied in a bow at her elbow, and eyed him guardedly.
