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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 “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again need she fear the Martin Moreland whom she had last seen clutching the white flag and babbling over Rebecca’s speech.
alley
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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babbling
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beautiful
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Bluffport
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bow
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boy
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breast
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clutching
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cruelty
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deep
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difficulty
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dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
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drive
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DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
fear
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finding
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FLAG
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forever
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freed
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gay
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God
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From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
hand
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From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hesitation
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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instant
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intervened
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From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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livery
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made
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man
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Marcia
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Martin
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
merciless
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Moreland
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Morelands
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nearest
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neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again need she fear the Martin Moreland whom she had last seen clutching the white flag and babbling over Rebecca’s speech.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again need she fear the Martin Moreland whom she had last seen clutching the white flag and babbling over Rebecca’s speech.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
only
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From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Never again need she fear the Martin Moreland whom she had last seen clutching the white flag and babbling over Rebecca’s speech.
own
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Permit
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persuading
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politeness
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power
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From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
realized
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From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
Rebecca's
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revolver
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ride
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sardonic
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seen
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shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
smile
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some
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speech
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stable
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Stumblingly
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taken
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE FLAG ON ITS JOURNEY” Stumblingly Marcia made her way from the alley, and finding the nearest livery stable, she had some difficulty in persuading a man to drive her to Bluffport.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During that ride she realized only one thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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utmost
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hand of God had intervened and she was forever freed from the power of either of the Morelands.
way
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white
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never again need she fear the Martin Moreland whom she had last seen clutching the white flag and babbling over Rebecca’s speech.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Never again need she fear the sardonic smile, the merciless cruelty of the beautiful boy, who, with the utmost politeness, had taken the revolver from her shaking hands with a deep bow and a gay, “Permit me,” and with no instant of hesitation had discharged it into his own breast.
