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aggressive
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
air
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
almost
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
also
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
arrived
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
attitude
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
came
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
defiance
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
Detcharry
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
Dolores
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
door
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
enemy
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From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
escorting
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
expression
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
face
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
Franchita
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
front
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
going
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
habitual
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
haughty
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
house
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
impelled
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
indifference
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
instead
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
intended
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
involuntary
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
irony
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
lover
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From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
matter
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From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
new
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
pass
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
phrase
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
provoking
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
regain
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
responded
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From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
returning
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
revelation
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
round
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
saw
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
see
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
set
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
some
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
son
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
teeth
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
then
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From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
to-night
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From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
trying
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
turned
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From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
village
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From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At twilight, Franchita was returning from escorting her son and was trying to regain her habitual face, her air of haughty indifference, to pass through the village.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Something new, some sudden revelation must have impelled her to take this attitude of aggressive defiance, this expression of provoking irony,--and Franchita then stopped, she also, while this phrase, almost involuntary, came through her set teeth:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But, when she arrived in front of the Detcharry house, she saw Dolores who, instead of going in, as she intended, turned round and stood at the door to see her pass.
Why
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From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why does she look at me so--” “He will not come to-night, the lover, will he?” responded the enemy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
woman
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From this reading “What is the matter with that woman?
