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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 Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
back
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From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
bang-up
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From this reading 'Two bang-up, square-shooting gents!' cried Longstreet warmly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
callers
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
camp
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
Carr
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Two bang-up, square-shooting gents!' cried Longstreet warmly.
end
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From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
eyes
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
flushed
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From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
frankly
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From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
friendlily
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From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
gents
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From this reading 'Two bang-up, square-shooting gents!' cried Longstreet warmly.
good-bye
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
Helen
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
hours
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
Howard
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From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
Longstreet
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
looking
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
making
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
moment
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
Moonrise
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
out
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From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
presently
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From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
professor
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
promising
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
purchases
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
ready
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
regard
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From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
ridge
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
said
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
saying
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From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She returned his regard frankly and friendlily, but in the end flushed a little.
shook
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
square-shooting
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From this reading 'Two bang-up, square-shooting gents!' cried Longstreet warmly.
steadily
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
store
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
two
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
up
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
upward
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
Waiting
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From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
warmly
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From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Waiting for Moonrise For upward of two hours Longstreet and Helen were at the store, making their purchases.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carr said good-bye, promising to look them up at their camp at the ridge by the time they should be ready for callers; he shook hands warmly with the professor, and for a moment stood over Helen, looking steadily into her eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Carr went out, Howard, saying that he would be back presently, went out with him.
