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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 But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
addressed
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
air
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
airedale
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
answer
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
away
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
bowed
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
Brent's
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
brown
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
CALL
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
came
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
civilized
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
collar
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
days
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
dog
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down
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driven
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
ears
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
enough
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
eyes
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
fearless
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
fingers
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
Flat
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
fondly
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
gazing
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greater
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grinned
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
head
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
I'm
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
Jane
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
kneeled
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
later
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
leash
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
MEANS
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
mystery
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
note
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now
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
politely
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presented
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Rock
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
shook
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
slowly
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
spoke
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From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
stared
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
surprise
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
SURRENDER
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
taking
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
terrier
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
then
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Three
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
turning
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From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
Uncle
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The honest, fearless brown eyes spoke, but she slowly shook her head: "I'm not civilized enough to understand!"
understanding
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
up
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But her fingers, now turning his collar about, came upon a little note addressed in Brent's writing.
utter
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From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
Well
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From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what is the answer?" she kneeled before him, fondly taking him by the ears.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When, with an air of mystery, he presented the leash to Jane, grinned and politely bowed himself away, she had stared at him in utter surprise; then down at the dog which seemed to be gazing up with greater understanding.
writing
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Zack
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From this reading THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER Three days later an airedale terrier was driven to Flat Rock by Uncle Zack.
