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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 IN A FOG.
accompanied
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From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
asking
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
carriage
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From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
coachman
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
dark
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
door
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
down
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
Drive
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
FOG
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From this reading IN A FOG.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
Greenbush
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
Hazel
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From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
head
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
heard
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
immediately
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A FOG.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
lamps
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
leave
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither head nor hands stirred now.
night
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither head nor hands stirred now.
now
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From this reading Neither head nor hands stirred now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
opened
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
passing
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
Reo
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
saying
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
seat
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
shewed
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
shut
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
slowly
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
speaker
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
stirred
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From this reading Neither head nor hands stirred now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
unwelcome
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
usual
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From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
very
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
voice
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From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hazel was accompanied to her carriage of course, as usual.
way
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
window-sill
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From this reading A passing glare from the lamps of another carriage shewed her head and hands down on the window-sill, in the way she had come from Greenbush.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But when she was shut in, she heard an unwelcome voice saying to the coachman, 'Drive slowly, Reo; the night is very dark;' and immediately the carriage door was opened again, and the speaker took his seat beside her; without asking leave this time.
