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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 While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
Achilles
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
air
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
autumn
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
bad
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
big
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
chair
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
cloak
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
cold
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
completely
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
contentedly
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
damp
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
dark
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
few
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
financier
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
fire
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
gloom
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
got
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
hurrying
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
leaves
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
library
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
minutes
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
Mirko
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
musing
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
nearly
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
niece
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
noiselessly
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
now
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
o'clock
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
out
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
park
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
past
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
peered
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
rendezvous
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
set
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
shivered
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
Shulski
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
six
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
slipped
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From this reading She had slipped out noiselessly, a few minutes after she left the library.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
sodden
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
spite
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
statue
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
sun
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From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
thick
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
trees
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
twenty
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
veil
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
wait
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From this reading The rendezvous had been for six o'clock; it was now twenty minutes past, and it was so bad for Mirko to wait in the cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun had completely set now and it was damp and cold, with the dead leaves, and the sodden autumn feeling in the air.
wrapped
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From this reading While the financier was contentedly musing in his chair beside the fire, his niece was hurrying into the park, wrapped in a dark cloak and thick veil.
Zara
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From this reading Zara Shulski shivered, in spite of the big cloak, as she peered into the gloom of the trees, when she got nearly to the Achilles statue.
