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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 It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
Abbott's
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
able
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
Alma
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
answer
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
approach
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
bell
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
bring
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading 'It turns chilly after the warm sunshine.
commanding
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
dignity
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
door
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
dropped
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
eased
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
form
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
grace
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
Harvey
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
Harvey's
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
hastened
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
heard
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
hint
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
horse
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
hour
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
idea
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
impression
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
Mrs
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
nervousness
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
personal
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
rang
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
ready
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
receive
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
resolute
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
Ruth
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
sitting-room
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
some
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
sounded
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
subject
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From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
sunset
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
sunshine
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From this reading 'It turns chilly after the warm sunshine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
turns
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From this reading 'It turns chilly after the warm sunshine.
visitor
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From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
voice
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From this reading The bell rang; Ruth hastened to answer it; Harvey's voice sounded.
warm
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From this reading 'It turns chilly after the warm sunshine.
wheels
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From this reading Half an hour after sunset Alma heard the approach of wheels.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had long been ready to receive her visitor, and when the horse stopped, she stood by the open door of the sitting-room, commanding her nervousness, resolute to make an impression of grace and dignity.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have eased her mind had she been able to form some idea of Mrs. Abbott's personal appearance; Harvey had never dropped a hint on the subject, and she could not bring herself to question him.
