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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 If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
almost
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
bank
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
Drummond
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
eyes
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
fact
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
few
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
friend
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From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
glance
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
gloves
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
grumbled
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From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
idly
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
keep
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From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
leave
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
lighted
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
looking
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
Macroy
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From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
man
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
Milly
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
Miss
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From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
much
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
mustn't
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From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
night
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
opposite
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
Presently
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
reveal
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
road
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
saw
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
side
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
staff
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
steps
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
street
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
Thalia
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From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
up
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
waiting
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
walked
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thalia Drummond was almost the last of the staff to leave the bank that night, and she stood on the steps looking idly from left to right as she pulled on her gloves.
watching
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From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If she saw the man who was watching her from the opposite side of the road she did not reveal the fact by so much as a glance.
yards
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From this reading Presently her eyes lighted upon Milly waiting a few yards up the street, and she walked toward her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mustn’t keep my friend waiting, you know.
You've
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From this reading “You’ve been a long time, Drummond,” grumbled Miss Macroy.
