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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 On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
aimlessly
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
appeared
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
ascending
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
beck
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
Bella
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
branches
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
brown
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
brushed
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
came
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
cheered
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
climbed
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
days
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
deep
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
down
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
drawing
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
encounter
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
Evening
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
Fallen
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
farther
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
few
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
figure
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
filled
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
flung
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
followed
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
friend
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
gathered
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
GLADWYNE
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
glow
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
hand
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
hedgerow
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
indulged
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
interest
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
interview
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
leaves
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
led
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
Marple
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
Marple's
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
Miss
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
more
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
murmured
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
oaks
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
oblivious
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
poise
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
recently
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
recognizing
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
red
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
residence
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
ridge
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
rift
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
road
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
saffron
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
sailing
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
sharp
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
sky
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
slowly
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
smarting
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
stones
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
stride
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
strolled
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
suffered
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From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
SURRENDERS
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From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
surroundings
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
there
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
thick
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had suffered during the few days that had followed her interview with Gladwyne and even the sharp encounter with Miss Marple in which she had recently indulged had not cheered her, though it had left her friend smarting.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
unheeding
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From this reading Fallen leaves, glowing brown and red, had gathered thick beneath one hedgerow and more came slowly sailing down; but Bella brushed through them unheeding, oblivious to her surroundings.
up
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
vigorous
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
waited
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From this reading Presently she looked around with interest as a figure appeared farther up the road, and recognizing the fine poise and vigorous stride, she stopped and waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
western
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From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GLADWYNE SURRENDERS Evening was drawing on when Bella strolled aimlessly down the ascending road that led to Marple's residence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On one hand of the road there was a deep rift, filled with shadow, in which a beck murmured among the stones, and the oaks that climbed to the ridge above flung their great branches against the saffron glow in the western sky.
