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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 For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
again
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
apparent
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “there are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
away
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
curious
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
den
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
expression
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
eyes
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
furniture
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
glanced
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
Go
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From this reading Go on, please!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
Harding
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
headquarters
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
hear
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
like
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
lion's
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
littered
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
looking
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
men
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
Miss
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
nearly
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
noticed
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, please!”
out
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
patio
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
please
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From this reading Go on, please!”
reason
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
rebel
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
roystering
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
run
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, “there are.
sat
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
then
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
there
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, “there are.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
thrown
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
Tony
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
tried
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
valley
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
very
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
Violet
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
walking
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
Wayne
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From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
went
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From this reading “I went with him to the rebel headquarters, and then very nearly tried to run away again, because it was like walking into the lion’s den.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
windows
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
wine
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From this reading The patio was littered with the furniture they had thrown out of the windows, and I could hear the men roystering over their wine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For no apparent reason she glanced at Violet Wayne, who sat with a curious expression in her eyes, looking—not at Tony, as Miss Harding noticed—but across the valley.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, “there are.
