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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 IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
absurd
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
angrily
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
big
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
bigness
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
black
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
bright
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
brown
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
cabin
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
certain
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
chaps
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
dully
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
face
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
flood
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
following
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
full
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
gait
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
garb
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
give
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
grey
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
happened
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
just
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
knew
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
knotted
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
lie
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
light
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
limping
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
line
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
lonely
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
looking
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
loosely
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
lost
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
man
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
moon
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
more
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
neck-handkerchief
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From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
noted
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
now
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
patch
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
preposterous
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
pretend
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
rankly
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
real
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
rich
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
seeing
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
seek
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
seen
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
sense
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
shirt
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
sinewy
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
sorrel
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From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
there
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Even the grey neck-handkerchief, now knotted loosely about the brown throat, was there to give him the lie....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
unreal
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
up
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
utterly
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From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
vest
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From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as she noted again the sinewy bigness of him, the garb of grey shirt, open vest and black chaps, she told herself angrily that he was a fool, or that he thought her a fool, to pretend that he knew nothing of that thing which had just happened in the lonely cabin.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For, now that she had seen the limping gait of his big sorrel, was she more than certain that this was the man whom she had seen following her in the afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It seemed to her so rankly absurd, so utterly preposterous that he should seek to pretend with her.
wondering
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From this reading IN THE MOONLIGHT She stood there in a bright patch of moonlight looking up into his face, seeing every line of it in the rich flood of light from the full moon, wondering dully if she had lost her sense of the real and the unreal.
