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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 we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
answer
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
ask
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
Bat
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
cabin
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came
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
change
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From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
corner
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
DAYS
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From this reading THIRTY DAYS IN IRONS!
declared
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
dignitary
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distance
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EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
face
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
five
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
girl
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got
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From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
house
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THIRTY DAYS IN IRONS!
intended
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From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
IRONS
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From this reading THIRTY DAYS IN IRONS!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
judged
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keen-featured
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log
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Lyn
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
Mac
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From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
man
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
Mounted
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
one's
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From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
Perkins
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Police
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
prepared
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
pretentiousness
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questions
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rambling
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reached
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recollection
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From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
Rowan
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Rutter
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
some
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
subtle
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tall
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
THIRTY
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From this reading THIRTY DAYS IN IRONS!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
transition
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transpired
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turned
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unexpected
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uniform
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From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
Walsh
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
wasn't
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From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It transpired, however, that before we reached Bat Perkins' cabin Mac got an unexpected answer to one of the questions he intended to ask.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As we turned the corner of a rambling log house, which, from its pretentiousness, I judged must house some Mounted Police dignitary, we came face to face with a tall, keen-featured man in Police uniform, and a girl.
woman
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wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
work
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even though Rutter had declared she would be at Walsh, I wasn't prepared to believe it was Lyn Rowan.
years
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From this reading Sometimes five years will work a wonderful change in a woman; or is it that time and distance work some subtle transition in one's recollection?
