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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 His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
alighted
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From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
anxiety
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
apparel
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
bade
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From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
beautiful
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
carryall
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
coming
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
day
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
dazzlingly
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
delayed
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
drive
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
earnestly
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
far
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
Good-by
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From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
hiding-place
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
highway
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
Hoskins
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
Jim
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
ladies
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
moment
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
prettiness
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
retrace
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From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
saw
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
see
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
single
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
team
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
trail
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
turned
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From this reading He alighted, bade “Good-by” to the party, and the team turned to retrace its course.
two
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
underwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
up
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From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
ventured
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
visit
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
waiting
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From this reading From her hiding-place in the underwood she could see the team and Jim Hoskins already waiting for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
watch
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From this reading His next visit was a day or two delayed, and in her anxiety she had ventured as far as the highway to earnestly watch for his coming.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently she saw him drive up to the trail in a carryall with a party of ladies and gentlemen.
women
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From this reading But in that single moment she had been struck and bewildered by what seemed to her the dazzlingly beautiful apparel of the women, and their prettiness.
