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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 closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
altogether
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
arm
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
automobile
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
back
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
bid
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
bore
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
car
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
careful
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
cavalierly
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
closed
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
commanded
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
Cora
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
corner
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
cross
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
down
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
driver
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
enough
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
escape
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
fault
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
frightened
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
furious
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
grim
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
Hotel
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
lady's
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
margin
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
marriage-shop
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
more
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
narrow
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
near
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
nearly
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
obeyed
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From this reading Wade obeyed sympathetically.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
pair
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
patrol
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
police
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
quickly
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
Richfield
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
round
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
run
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From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
safety
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
said
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
settling
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
sympathetically
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From this reading Wade obeyed sympathetically.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
Then
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
very
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From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
Wade
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From this reading Then she was cross, because she had been frightened, and commanded Wade cavalierly to bid the driver be more careful.
waist
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their escape was by a very narrow margin of safety, and Cora closed her eyes.
wasn't
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From this reading "Of course, though, it wasn't altogether his fault," he said, settling back, his arm round his lady's waist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The closed car bore the pair to the little grim marriage-shop quickly enough, though they were nearly run down by a furious police patrol automobile, at a corner near the Richfield Hotel.
