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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 I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
affected
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
all
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
apology
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
bad
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
caught
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
conduct
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
defeat
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
defence
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
difference
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
face
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
fact
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
feeding
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
fell
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
fight
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
furlong
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
grimly
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
horse
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
ignore
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
kept
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
made
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
mounted
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
noticed
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
now
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
place
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
played
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
prayer
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
presence
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
roadside
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
said
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
scene
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From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
spoken
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
studiously
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
taken
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
tears
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
tried
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From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
turned
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From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
two
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From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
word
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From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
