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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 She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
ACCOUNTING
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
accusing
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
All
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
away
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
badly
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
came
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
coldly
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
consented
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
counter
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
day
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
door
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
down
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
eye
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
furtively
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
glancing
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
Jepson
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
laid
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
letter
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
Mary
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
motives
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
out
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
picking
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
prudence
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
quietly
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
Rimrock
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
said
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
see
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
shaken
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
smile
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
sold
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
Stoddard
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
suggested
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
then
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From this reading He slipped in quietly, glancing furtively around, and then looked at her coldly in the eye.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
too
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
turned
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
understanding
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From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
up
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
watched
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From this reading AN ACCOUNTING All the next day, and the next, Mary watched the door and on the morning of the third Rimrock came.
wearily
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From this reading She turned away wearily and, picking up a letter, laid it down on the counter before him.
Well
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From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From motives of prudence the badly shaken Jepson had suggested that she see him first and she had consented with an understanding smile.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," he said with an accusing smile, "I see you sold out to Stoddard, too."
