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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 Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
able
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
all
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
cab
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
Coleman
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
COURSEnounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
dazed
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
describe
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
directed
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
drove
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
emotions
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
eyes
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
face
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
fled
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From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
forth
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
front
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
glad
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
Grace
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
Henry
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
home
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
hour
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
important
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
knees
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
knew
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
LOVE
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
misty
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
most
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
Mr
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
place
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
present
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
pretentious
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
rather
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
resolution
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From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
Ridgeway
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
Run
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From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
set
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
some
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From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
somewhere
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
stepped
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
stiff
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
streets
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
there
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
TRUE
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From this reading _THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE_ Ridgeway had been directed to the home of Mr. Henry Coleman.
uncertain
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
up
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From this reading The cab drew up in front of the rather pretentious home and he stepped forth, dazed and uncertain, his knees stiff, his eyes set.
Vernon's
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
waiting
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
whole
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
window
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
world
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From this reading He was never able to describe his emotions as he drove through the streets toward that most important place in all the world at that hour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had some one shouted "Run!" he would have fled with his resolution.
year
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From this reading Every window in the home seemed to present Grace Vernon's glad face to his misty eyes; she was in there somewhere, he knew, waiting as she had been waiting for a whole year.
