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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 Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
amends
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
appear
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
beat
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
bed
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
Caniper
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
farm
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From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
George
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
greeting
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
heart
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
Helen
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
helped
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
hoped
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From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
kissed
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
kisses
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
later
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
learn
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
meet
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
Mildred
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
moor
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
mouth
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
ready
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
road
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
sat
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
side
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From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
soon
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
submissively
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
there
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From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
turn
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From this reading Helen had a greeting ready for each turn of the road, but George did not appear.
unfaithfulness
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
waited
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From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
watch
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From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
waylay
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
welcome
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From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But he did not come, and later, when she had helped Mildred Caniper to bed, Helen sat on the moor to waylay and welcome him, and make amends for her unfaithfulness.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She looked for him at the side road to the farm, and she waited there for a while.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had thought he would be on the watch for her, and she had hoped for him.
Zebedee
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From this reading Since they had to meet, let it be soon: let her heart learn to beat submissively again, and the mouth kissed by Zebedee to take kisses from another.
