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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 David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
all
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
carrying
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
changed
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
David
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
detention
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
distance
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
evening
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
feel
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
friends
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
glad
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From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
gleaming
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
happened
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
horse's
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
house
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
just
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
late
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
lights
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
made
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
Marcia
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From this reading Marcia still slept.
marriage
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
meet
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From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
met
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
mistake
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
nap
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
near
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
neighborhood
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
night
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From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
now
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From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
out
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From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
Owing
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
own
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
perhaps
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
plans
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
reached
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading David as he drew near the house began to feel that perhaps he had made a mistake in carrying out his marriage just as if nothing had happened and everything was all right.
roadside
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
saw
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
slept
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From this reading Marcia still slept.
some
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marcia still slept.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
there
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From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
town
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From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
way
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From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Owing to the horse’s nap by the roadside, it was quite late in the evening when they reached the town and David saw the lights of his own neighborhood gleaming in the distance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His friends would think, perhaps, that they had changed their plans and stopped over night on the way, or met with some detention.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was glad it was late, for now there would be no one to meet them that night.
