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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 little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
adobe
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
again
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
appeared
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
away
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
Baca
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
Beck
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
Bennett
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
Bennett's
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
cautiously
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
door
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
farther
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
fenced
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
few
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
followed
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
forth
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
gait
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
garden
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
head
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
home
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
hour
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
lateness
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
later
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
led
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
left
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
lilac
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
little
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
looked
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
opened
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
overhung
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
own
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
path
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
projected
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
rooms
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
seconds
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From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
slower
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
street
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From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
swiftly
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
take
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He followed the street at his left, the one that led to Bennett’s home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
took
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From this reading A little later the door opened and Bennett took the same path at a slower gait.
vanished
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
wall
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From this reading A head projected itself cautiously above the adobe wall that fenced the Baca garden, looked forth swiftly, and vanished.
way
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From this reading Beck did not take his way to his own rooms despite the lateness of the hour.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After a few seconds the head appeared again, farther away, where a lilac overhung the wall.
