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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 A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
all
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
Babylon
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
back
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
bed
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
bolted
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
breath
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
bushes
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
came
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
closing
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
CONSULTATION
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From this reading A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE.
day
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
door
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
doubling
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
eyes
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
frightened
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
full
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
gone
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
holding
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
hound
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
Hyde
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
I've
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
inside
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
just
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
like
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
listen
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
LOTTIE
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From this reading A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE.
Miss
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
moved
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
pale
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
prey
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
red
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
said
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From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
scooting
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
settled
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
shadows
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
shone
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From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
stole
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked pale and frightened, but her eyes shone through the shadows that had suddenly settled around them, and she moved like a hound doubling on its prey.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
tiptoe
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
up
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From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Directly after she was gone, Lottie came back, and, closing the door, bolted it inside and stole up to my bed on tiptoe.
wet
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
window-shutters
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From this reading I've had my hands full all day scooting about among the wet bushes, and holding my breath behind window-shutters.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CONSULTATION WITH LOTTIE.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Hyde," she said, "just listen while you have time; that red Babylon has gone and done it.
