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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 Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
anger
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
arrows
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
back
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
boys
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
came
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
claiming
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
climax
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
crutch
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
dance
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
darted
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From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
down
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
flashing
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
floor
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
glaring
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
Ham
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
hand
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
head
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
hip
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
incredible
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
just
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
King
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
lightly
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
Mary
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
mild
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
mouth
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
Now
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
opening
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
other
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From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
pistol
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
Pleasant's
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
Polly
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
presently
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
pretty
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
rebuke
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
rose
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
side
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From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
sprang
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
striking
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
swiftness
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
swished
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
swung
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
teacher
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
teacher's
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From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
too
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From this reading From the other side Polly too darted forward.
two
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From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ham and King were glaring at each other over the teacher's pretty head--each claiming the next dance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Mary was opening her mouth for a mild rebuke when the two boys sprang back, the right hand of each flashing to his hip.
winging
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From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, Polly was winging arrows of anger at the little teacher, and presently Pleasant rose lightly and with incredible swiftness swung across the floor just as the climax came.
wrist
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From this reading King drew first, and Pleasant's crutch swished down on his wrist, striking his pistol to the floor.
