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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 LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
ABOVEprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
appear
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
Arden
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
Brent
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
chance
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
circumspection
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From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
cloud
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
deep
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
direct
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
dust
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
evenings
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
face
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
farm
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
few
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
flush
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
following
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
gate
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
Harts
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
hazards
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
Hewlet's
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
instead
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
Jane
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
Jane's
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
lanes
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
latter
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
LIGHT
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
lookout
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
McElroy
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
meeting
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
minutes
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
mortification
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
Nancy
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
pike
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
promised
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
rambling
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
reached
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
rear
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
reflections
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
refrained
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From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
rising
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
roads
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
route
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
saw
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
shortly
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
showing
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From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
side
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
strange
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From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
sundown
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
tinged
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
Tom
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
tree-lined
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
two
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From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
understood
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From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
unusual
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From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN During the latter part of Jane's reflections Brent McElroy was having a few strange minutes.
way
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
white
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From this reading Whenever Nancy, on the lookout, saw a cloud of dust rising above these rambling, tree-lined lanes instead of from the white, direct way, a deep flush of mortification tinged her face.
wisely
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From this reading She understood his circumspection, but wisely refrained from showing it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was no unusual route for him on evenings when the pike promised hazards such as a chance meeting with the Harts or Jane.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had left Arden shortly before sundown and, by following two side roads, reached the rear gate of Tom Hewlet's farm without having to appear on the pike.
