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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 WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
all
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
almost
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
bent
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
black
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
boys
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
cane
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
cape
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
carried
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
coarse
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
covering
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
crook
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
crossed
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From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
door
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
face
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
Father
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
fell
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
fire
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From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
FORTUNES
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
gray
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
group
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
hair
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
head
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
heavily
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
hiding
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
hood
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
invited
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
knob
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
leaned
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
locks
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
Muttering
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From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
old
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
opened
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
room
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From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
saw
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
seat
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From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
silently
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
slowly
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
straggly
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
TELLS
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
threshold
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Muttering to herself she crossed the room and took a seat by the fire.
turn
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
very
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
view
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From this reading Her coarse, gray hair fell in straggly locks about her face almost hiding it from view.
walked
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From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
watching
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
WITCH
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From this reading THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES "Come in," invited Father and the boys, standing in a group watching the knob of the door turn slowly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She carried a cane with a crook in it and leaned very heavily upon it as she walked.
woman
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From this reading As it opened silently they saw standing on the threshold a little, old woman, all bent over, a long black cape and hood covering her from head to foot.
