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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 VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
air
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
back
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
carried
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
chill
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
cloak
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
covered
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
covertly
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
crept
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
destruction
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
direction
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
dumped
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
EXPLAINS
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
flatter
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
glancing
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
hardly
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
hat
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
head
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
high
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
house
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
Huff
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
instrument
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
just
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From this reading Perhaps it was just to see the mine.
knew
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
man's
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
mill
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps it was just to see the mine.
moon
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
mounted
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
nervously
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
ore
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
out
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
past
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was just to see the mine.
see
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From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
slowly
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
some
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
starting
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
stepped
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
then
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
there
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
tiptoed
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moon had mounted high and the chill of the morning was in the air, so he could hardly flatter himself that she had come to see him.
trail
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
trammer
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
up
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
very
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From this reading She tiptoed up the trail, glancing nervously about her, starting back as a trammer dumped his ore; and then, very slowly, she crept past his house and disappeared in the direction of the mill.
VIRGINIA
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
watched
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From this reading But if, beneath that cloak, she carried some instrument of destruction--he stepped out and watched her covertly.
Wiley
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From this reading VIRGINIA EXPLAINS--NOTHING She was covered by a cloak and there was a man's hat on her head, but Wiley knew her--it was Virginia Huff.
