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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 had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
Askatoon
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
attempt
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
berated
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
captor
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
Choo
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
commanded
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
convict
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
discovered
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
down
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
dumb
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
dust
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
escape
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
five
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
flight
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
forced
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
go
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
gone
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
Heaven
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
house
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
hundred
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
keep
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
kneel
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
Li
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
Louise
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
Louise's
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
Mazarine
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
neighbouring
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
night
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
obliged
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
once
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
Orlando
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
passive
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
plead
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
prairie
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
preached
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
prisoner
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
ranch
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
room
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
said
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
see
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
sin
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
soon
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From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
spent
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
stirrups
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
strict
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
taken
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mazarine discovered the flight of Louise soon after she had gone.
tied
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From this reading She had been a prisoner, tied to the stirrups of her captor; and he had berated her, had preached at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
trail
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
tried
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
watch
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
way
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From this reading As Louise had said, once on the way to Askatoon, he had even tried to make her kneel down in the dust of the trail and plead with Heaven to convict her of sin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
windows
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From this reading On the evening of Louise’s flight, however, he had been forced to go to a neighbouring ranch, and had commanded Li Choo to keep a strict watch at the windows of her room to see that she did not attempt escape.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
yards
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From this reading He had not been five hundred yards from the house since she returned with Orlando after the night spent upon the prairie, save when he had been obliged to go in to Askatoon and had taken her with him, dumb and passive.
