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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 Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
advanced
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
angrily
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From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
arm's
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
arrived
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
bee
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
beehives
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
blocked
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From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
boots
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
butt
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
buzzed
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From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
carefully
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
carrying
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
cautiously
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
closed
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
crossing
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
door
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
dropped
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
dull
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
empurpled
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
entrance
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
exit
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
expectant
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
eyes
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
face
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
farmer's
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
Finding
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From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
flush
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
gasped
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From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
God
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From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
grass
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
grew
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
hive
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
hives
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
insect
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From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Finding it blocked, the insect buzzed angrily.
it's
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From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
leaned
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
motionless
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
neck
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
only
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
plunder-laden
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
riding
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
round
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
row
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
said
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From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
seated
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
sill
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
sliding
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
spurred
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
Then
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
very
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From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
walk
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From this reading A bee arrived, plunder-laden, dropped on the sill and began to walk toward the closed entrance of his hive.
walked
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
whip
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From this reading Then, as she walked toward the little row of beehives, carrying only her riding whip, the farmer's eyes grew round and a dull flush empurpled his face and neck.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She advanced cautiously toward the hives; very carefully, with the butt of her whip, she closed the sliding door over every exit, then seated herself in the grass within arm's length of the hives and, crossing her spurred boots, leaned forward, expectant, motionless.
word
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From this reading "By God!" he gasped; "it's _her_!" and said not another word.
