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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 WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
actually
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
apparent
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
attired
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
Avenue
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
BARTLETT
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
carry
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
Central
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
conditions
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
costume
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
daily
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
detour
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
Drive
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
Early
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
easy
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From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
effort
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
entered
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
exactly
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
exit
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
favorite
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
four
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
four-mile
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
fully
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
gate
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
girl
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
hand
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
HEARS
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
hour
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
Hudson
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
Hundred
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
Hundredth
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
hurry
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
inexpensive
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
involved
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
L
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
making
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
miles
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
minutes
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
moved
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From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
neat
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
needed
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
Ninth
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
out
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
pace
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
Park
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
path
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
pauses
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
permitted
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
pleasure
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From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
program
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
promised
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
rapid
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
Riverside
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
Second
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
Seventy-second
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
side
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
Street
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
strides
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From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
swiftly
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
swing
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From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
ten
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
treat
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
view-points
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From this reading This morning she had actually ten minutes in hand, and promised herself an added treat in making little pauses at her favorite view-points on the Hudson.
walked
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
walking
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From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
way
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From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
west
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
winding
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
WINIFRED
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From this reading WINIFRED BARTLETT HEARS SOMETHING Early next morning a girl attired in a neat but inexpensive costume entered Central Park by the One Hundred and Second Street gate, and walked swiftly by a winding path to the exit on the west side at One Hundredth Street.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She moved with the easy swing of one to whom walking was a pleasure.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without hurry or apparent effort her even, rapid strides brought her along at a pace of fully four miles an hour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And an hour was exactly the time Winifred Bartlett needed if she would carry out her daily program, which, when conditions permitted, involved a four-mile detour by way of Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to the Ninth Avenue "L."
