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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 A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
affray
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
arranging
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
back
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
balked
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
bed
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
cut
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
decision
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
desperate
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
detail
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
down
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
emotions
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
evil
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
face
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
fierce
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
GIFT
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
give
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
gracious
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
half-packed
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
hovered
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
joy
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
Just
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
laughter
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
lay
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
like
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
Mary
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
Mexico
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
mingled
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
moment
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
months
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
mule
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
nature
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
off
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
Old
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
pacing
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
passion
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
pictures
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
possible
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
preparing
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
pride
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
prove
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
rage
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
reason
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
Rimrock
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
room
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
scheming
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
seen
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
sense
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
stirred
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
stormed
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
sulk
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
superiority
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
swirl
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
tears
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
triumph
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
trunk
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
turned
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From this reading After scheming for months to prove her superiority, and arranging every possible detail, she had been cut down in her pride and seen her triumph turned to nothing by his sudden decision to sulk.
up
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
very
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From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
victory
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From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
wall
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From this reading Her trunk, half-packed, stood against the wall and her pictures lay face down on the bed, and she hovered between laughter and tears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GIFT Mary Fortune was pacing up and down her room in something very like a rage.
way
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From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed as if every evil passion in her nature had been stirred up by this desperate affray and in the fierce swirl of emotions her joy in her victory was strangely mingled with rage at Rimrock.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Just at the very moment when she was preparing to be gracious and give him his precious mine back he had balked like a mule and without sense or reason stormed off on his way to Old Mexico.
