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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 slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then Lucy turned and went back into the house and shut the door after her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
arm
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
back
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From this reading Then Lucy turned and went back into the house and shut the door after her.
beating
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
bell
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
bench
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
clanging
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
click
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
clock
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
concussion
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
courthouse
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
dark
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
door
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
ends
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
Evelyn
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
far-off
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feel
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
Fulton
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
hall
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
heart
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
house
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
illumination
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Lucy turned and went back into the house and shut the door after her.
Just
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
latch
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
light
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
lights
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
listening
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
looking
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
Lucy
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
shoulders
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
shut
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From this reading Then Lucy turned and went back into the house and shut the door after her.
slid
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
strike
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From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
strong
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
strongly
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
swung
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
then
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she stood looking and listening, the strong bell of the far-off courthouse clock began to strike.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
turned
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From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
unresisted
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From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I slid my left arm around her shoulders, and, unresisted, drew her a little toward me, until I could feel her heart beating strongly against mine.
uttermost
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Lucy turned and went back into the house and shut the door after her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then the latch of the house door turned with a strong oil click, the door swung open, and dark against the light illumination of the hall stood Lucy Fulton.
withdrawn
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From this reading Long before the lights and last clanging concussion, Evelyn and I had withdrawn to the uttermost ends of our bench.
