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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 She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
anxiety
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
anxiously
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
Bart
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
boat
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
came
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
carefully
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
crept
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
deluded
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
doubt
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
failed
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
girl
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
glamour
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
glance
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
glanced
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
greater
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
ground
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
haggard
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
hour
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
immediately
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
later
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
light
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
looking
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
man
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
moonlit
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
moor
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
nearer
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
nook
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
oars
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
old
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
pine
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
place
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From this reading She saw the place.
plied
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
rapid
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
ready
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
river
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
roots
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
saw
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From this reading She saw the place.
see
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From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
small
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
solitary
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
taken
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
Toyner
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
up
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From this reading An hour later the small solitary boat crept up the current of the moonlit river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
watched
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From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
weary
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From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading The weary girl plied her oars, looking carefully for the nook under the roots of the old pine whence she had taken the boat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bart Toyner watched her with a look of haggard anxiety as she came nearer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She even glanced anxiously about the ground immediately around it, thinking that in the glamour of light she could see everything; and yet in that rapid glance, deluded, no doubt, into supposing the light greater than it was, she failed to see a man who was standing ready to help her to moor the boat.
