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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 As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
action
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
away
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
bench
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
black
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
building
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
cluster
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
danger
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
dash
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
dilapidated
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
expressions
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
fast
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From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
flinging
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
girl
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
going
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
guard
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
hair
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
hat
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
hurried
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
interviews
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
jacket
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
Judith
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
led
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
man's
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
many
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masses
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
off
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
old
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
once
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
past
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
place
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
poppies
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
pretty
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
previous
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
prize-fighter
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
pushed
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
red
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
said
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From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
scarlet
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
secretly
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
sinister
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
SPIDER'S
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From this reading THE SPIDER'S WEB.
Storms
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
summer-house
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
taken
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
temples
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
tenderness
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIDER'S WEB.
then
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
There
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
tossed
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From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
turned
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
voice
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
walked
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From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
warm
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From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
warned
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From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
way
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From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is so warm," she said, "and we have walked so fast.
WEB
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From this reading THE SPIDER'S WEB.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, she hurried past him, and went into the little building first; then flinging off her scarlet jacket, she tossed her pretty hat, with its cluster of red poppies, upon the bench, and pushed the black masses of hair away from her temples, with the dash of a prize-fighter going into action.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Storms turned at once and led the way to the dilapidated old summer-house where so many of his interviews with the girl had taken place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was something secretly sinister in the man's voice that might have warned Judith of danger; but for his previous expressions of tenderness, she would have been on her guard.
