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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 It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
beautiful
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
ceased
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From this reading The sound of war had ceased in the land.
close
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
Crawford
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
day
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
down
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
early
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
even
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From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
gate
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
grown
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From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of war had ceased in the land.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
Joyce
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
June
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
land
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From this reading The sound of war had ceased in the land.
last
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From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
LONE
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From this reading THE LONE RAIDER.
looking
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
more
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
near
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
nearly
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From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
once
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
possible
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From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
RAIDER
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From this reading THE LONE RAIDER.
road
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
saw
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From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
sound
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From this reading The sound of war had ceased in the land.
standing
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From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
taller
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From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE RAIDER.
two
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From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
war
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From this reading The sound of war had ceased in the land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near the close of a beautiful day in early June that Joyce Crawford was once more standing by the gate, looking down the road.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
womanly
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From this reading She has grown taller, more womanly, even more beautiful, if that were possible.
years
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From this reading It is nearly two years since we saw her last.