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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 A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
Abdullah
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
acting
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
also
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
arrive
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
away
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
blindfold
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
boat
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
called
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
dangerous
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
day
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
exposure
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
eyes
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
fate
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
gangway
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
haggard
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
Haxton
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
hazard
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
hours
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
humiliation
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
INTERVENES
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
judgment
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
main
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
matters
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
mortality
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
Mrs
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
now
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
oft
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From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
position
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
prospects
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
rise
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
saw
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
scale
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
seated
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
several
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
shore
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
slipping
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
sun
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
then
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From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
threw
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
unfavorable
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
Wealth
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From this reading Wealth she had none; and now she saw position slipping away also.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading But she was acting with her eyes open, whereas poor mortality is oft called on to take that dangerous hazard blindfold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
wofully
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From this reading During several haggard hours she had weighed her prospects in the scale of judgment, and the balance was wofully unfavorable.
WOMAN
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As sure as the sun would rise next day, so sure was it, as matters stood then, that exposure and humiliation must arrive.
yacht's
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From this reading A WOMAN INTERVENES When Mrs. Haxton descended the yacht's gangway, and seated herself in the boat which had brought Abdullah from the shore, she threw a main with fate.
