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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 A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
alighted
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
ASSURANCE
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
attired
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
befell
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
cab
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
came
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
Cecily
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
checked
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
day
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
drawing
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
gate
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
gateway
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
going
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
hand
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
handsomely
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
inevitable
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
inspection
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
instant
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
interest
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
just
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
kept
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
lady
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
locality
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
made
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
Mallard's
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
Miriam
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
model
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
moment
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
near
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
observed
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
opposite
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
out
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
particular
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
passing
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
purpose
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
recognizing
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
returning
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
road
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
side
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From this reading She kept on the side opposite the gateway, and, in passing, seemed to have no particular interest in anything at hand.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
studio
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
studios
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
SUGGESTION
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
suspected
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
there
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From this reading And so it befell that Miriam was drawing near to the studios at the moment when a cab stopped there, at the moment when Cecily alighted from it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly recognizing her sister-in-law, Miriam thought it inevitable that she herself must be observed; for an instant her foot was checked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
walk
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From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
walked
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From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SUGGESTION AND ASSURANCE When Miriam went out by herself to walk, either going or returning she took the road in which was Mallard's studio.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A model who one day came out of the gate, and made inspection of the handsomely attired lady just going by, little suspected for what purpose she walked in this locality.
