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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 The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
air
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
appearance
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
Bartley
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
Briefly
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
casual
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
caused
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
covered
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From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
cry
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
distance
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
door
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
face
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
Gardener
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
give
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
glance
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
hill
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
lasted
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
lawn
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From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
library
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
look
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
only
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
out
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
pointed
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
quick
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
rushed
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
second
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
seen
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
short
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
shrubbery
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From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
small
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
Speaks
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
sudden
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
then
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
there
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
thing
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
told
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
top
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
trees
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From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
turned
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From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
uttered
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
vanished
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From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Briefly I told what I had seen, and pointed at the window; then we turned and rushed for the door and out into the open air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the face vanished, I uttered a sudden cry—one which caused Bartley to give me a quick look.
window
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From this reading The Gardener Speaks My glance at the window had been but a casual thing and the appearance of the face had lasted only a second.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the bottom of the hill, however, the lawn was covered with trees and shrubbery.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The library stood upon the top of a small hill, and there were no trees within a short distance.
