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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 This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
account
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From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
all
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
also
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
attempt
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
breathlessness
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
caused
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
ceremonies
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
encountering
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
fly
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
general
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
Giles
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From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
girls
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
hoped
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
hour-glass
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From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
incoherent
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From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was terrible!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
looking
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
occurred
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
pursuing
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From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
retreated
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From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
said
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
Satan
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From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
saw
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From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
see
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
seen
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
solemn
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
spot
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From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
stampede
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was terrible!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
unholy
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
very
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From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was terrible!”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We saw Satan pursuing us with his hour-glass.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This account being a little incoherent, Giles went forward towards the spot from which the girls had retreated.
Winterborne
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From this reading When the general stampede occurred Winterborne had also been looking on, and encountering one of the girls, had asked her what caused them all to fly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said with solemn breathlessness that they had seen something very different from what they had hoped to see, and that she for one would never attempt such unholy ceremonies again.
