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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 When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
Ann
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
back
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
bade
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
belong
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
boat
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
conduct
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
contract
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
dark
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
doubted
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From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
down
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
eager
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
elements
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
evening
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
farewell
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
felt
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
Fentown
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
followed
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
fulfil
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
fulfilling
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
glance
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
go
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
gone
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
got
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
indication
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From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
just
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
made
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From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
mainly
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
Markham
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
night
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
obligation
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
off
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
promise
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
purpose
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From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
rescue
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
river
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
rowed
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
satisfy
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
shore
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in his look when he had come in this evening, in his glance as he bade her farewell, made her eager to fulfil it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
there
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
Toyner
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
unseen
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From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not an indication that she doubted him.
way
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From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was gone, she went back to fulfil her part of the contract, and she had a strength of purpose in fulfilling it which did not belong mainly to the obligation of her promise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Toyner had left Fentown to go and rescue Markham, Ann had stood a good way off upon the dark shore just to satisfy herself that he had got into the boat and rowed down the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She followed him unseen because she felt that night that there were elements in his conduct which she did not in the least understand.
