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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 girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
alacrity
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From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
alight
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
apartment-house
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
avenue
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From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
cap
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From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
car
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
carefully
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
clearly
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
COALS
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
corner
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
Dan
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From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
discernible
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
down
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
dusk
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
early
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
fallen
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
FIRE
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
forth
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
girl
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
gloom
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
guy
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From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
lamps
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
loitered
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
made
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
Miss
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From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
Morrissey
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From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
movements
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
noting
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
passers-by
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From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
paused
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
retraced
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
shabby
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
steps
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
street
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
studied
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
taxicab
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From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
there
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From this reading "One guy in a taxicab down the avenue there, Miss, and another across the street.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
touched
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From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
up
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
venturing
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
vestibule
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
waiting
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
way
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From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The girl studied their movements for a time, and noting that none loitered or retraced their steps, she descended and made her way around the corner to where her car was waiting.
Willa
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From this reading COALS OF FIRE Willa paused in the vestibule of the shabby apartment-house and looked carefully up and down the street before venturing forth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dan Morrissey touched his cap with alacrity.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The early dusk had fallen and the lamps were not yet alight, but the passers-by were still clearly discernible in the gloom.
