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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 For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
air
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
any
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From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
arms
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
bottom
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From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
came
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From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
certainly
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
chin
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
coward
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From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
else
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From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
girl
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From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
glance
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From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
going
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
gully
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From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
hesitation
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From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
lagging
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From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
low
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From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
man
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
Missy
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From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
night
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
obviously
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From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
said
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From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
swinging
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
thickest
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From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl came through them with a brisk glance right and left, but never a lagging step.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
trees
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From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
unknown
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
villain
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From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were thickest at the bottom of the low gully.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
wild
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From this reading For whatever else this wild girl may have been, she was obviously not a coward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That is the one thing to be said for Missy without any hesitation whatever.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Alone, and in the night, she was going to pit herself against an unknown man, who was certainly a villain; yet on she went, with her chin in the air and her arms swinging free.
