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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 THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
all
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an instant's awful stillness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
any
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
awful
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From this reading There was an instant's awful stillness.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
bushes
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From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
cries
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
curious
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
dearer
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
down
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
earth
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
END
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
face
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
find
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
frightened
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
frozen
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
gun
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
Gypsy
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
instant
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
instant's
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From this reading There was an instant's awful stillness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
knew
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
like
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
lived
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
many
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
marred
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
mother's
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
motion
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
parted
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From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
powder
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From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
quick
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
Sarah's
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
some
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From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
sound
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
sprang
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From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
stillness
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From this reading There was an instant's awful stillness.
suffocation
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Gypsy knew the face all blackened and marred with powder--the face dearer to her than any on earth but her mother's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
Then
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From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
There
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From this reading There was an instant's awful stillness.
threw
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the bushes parted, and some one sprang through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
trying
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
up
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
utter
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
voice
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
WEEK
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From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE END OF THE WEEK Gypsy threw down the gun, and threw up her hands with a curious quick motion, like one in suffocation, who was trying to find a voice; but she did not utter a sound.
years
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From this reading In that instant, it seemed to Gypsy as if she had lived a great many years; in that instant, even Sarah's frightened cries were frozen.
