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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 DÉNOUEMENT.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
alert
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
all
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
away
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
balcony
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To do that would be useless, unavailing.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
cause
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
corridor
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do that would be useless, unavailing.
door
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
DÉNOUEMENT
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From this reading A DÉNOUEMENT.
entrances
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
evade
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
exits
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
flee
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
floor
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From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
footstep
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
house
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
intention
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
Julian's
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
knowledge
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
light
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
manner
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
mounted
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From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
namely
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
now
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From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
Only
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
opening
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
out
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
put
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
re-enter
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
room
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From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
round
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
serve
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
sound
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
suspected
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
thereby
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
unavailing
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From this reading To do that would be useless, unavailing.
useless
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From this reading To do that would be useless, unavailing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only, it was not Julian's intention to re-enter his room in the same manner he had left it; namely, by the door opening out of the corridor.
way
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From this reading By the same way that they had descended they now mounted to the floor above.
whole
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
woman
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From this reading If the woman whom he suspected was in that room now, the first sound of his footstep outside, be it never so light, would serve to put her on the alert, to cause her to flee out on to the balcony and away round the whole length of it, and, thereby, with her knowledge of all the entrances and exits of the house, to evade him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To do that would be useless, unavailing.
