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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 Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
all
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
Barnes
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
careful
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
carrying
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
Cecile's
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
child
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
children
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
danger
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
ENEMY
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From this reading O MINE ENEMY!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
existence
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
farm
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
forfeit
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
gold
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
happy
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
hidden
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
hint
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
indeed
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
knew
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
large
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
lips
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
MINEpronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O MINE ENEMY!
most
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
Norman
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
O
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From this reading O MINE ENEMY!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
pass
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
peril
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
present
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
purse
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
safe
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
source
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
spent
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
suspected
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
there
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
treasure
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From this reading Had anyone suspected the child of carrying about so large a treasure, her life even might have been the forfeit.
ultimately
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From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
very
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
week
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From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
well
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From this reading Joe Barnes knew this well, and he was most careful that no hint as to the existence of the purse should pass his lips.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever good Cecile's purse of gold might be to her ultimately, at present it was but a source of peril and danger.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading During the week the children spent at the happy Norman farm all indeed seemed very safe, and yet even there, there was a secret, hidden danger.
