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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 His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
actor
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acutely
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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
appeared
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approached
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
Barnes
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
carrying
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confident
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
constantly
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conversation
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dinner
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exasperating
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
failed
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feel
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figure
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From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
flamboyant
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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four
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
gaze
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From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
hour
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hours
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
Instead
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invisible
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From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
just
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From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
line
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lips
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From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
listened
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
Lyndon
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
meadow
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midday
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MIDNIGHT
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minutes
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Miss
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Mr
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
once
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
oratory
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
out
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From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
person
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From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
porch
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
RECEIVES
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return
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rolled
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From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
Rushcroft
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
sat
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From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
SECOND
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sentences
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
sign
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some
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stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
striking
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From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
swept
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From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
Tavern
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Thackeray's
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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three
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times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barnes sat for two exasperating hours on the porch and listened to the confident, flamboyant oratory of Mr. Lyndon Rushcroft.
trees
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TWO
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uneasy
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From this reading He was beginning to feel acutely uneasy, when suddenly her figure issued from the woods at a point just above the Tavern.
VISITORS
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECOND WAYFARER RECEIVES TWO VISITORS AT MIDNIGHT The hour for the midday dinner approached and there was no sign of Miss Thackeray's return from the woods.
WAYFARER
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His gaze constantly swept the line of trees, and there were times when he failed to hear a word in whole sentences that rolled from the lips of the actor.
whole
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of striking out at once across the meadow, she stopped and for as long as three or four minutes appeared to be carrying on a conversation with some invisible person among the trees she had just left behind.
woods
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word
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