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She stood up and went towards him. He still waited. He didn’t move to make way for her. She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct. She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn’t move to make way for her.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He still waited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood up and went towards him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “She stood up and went towards him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood up and went towards him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
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From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He still waited.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
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From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
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From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
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From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still waited.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She came close, closer than she had ever come to him, so close that his features grew indistinct.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
in the direction of
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
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From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent her head back, peering, short-sightedly, and found herself looking into Oscar Wade’s face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He still waited.
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From this reading He didn’t move to make way for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood up and went towards him.
