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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 AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
all
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From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
banisters
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
bell
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
commencing
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading “Stop that confounded thing!
darkness
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
diffusion
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
disordered
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
don't
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From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
down
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
Dudley
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
elbow
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
Etta
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
gleamed
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
gracious
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
hair
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
halo
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
head
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
house
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From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
Hudson's
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
intermitted
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
leaned
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
Leicester's
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
light
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
made
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
mingling
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
moment
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
more
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
ormolu
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
out
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
rang
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
scream
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
servants
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From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
shoulders
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
Stop
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From this reading “Stop that confounded thing!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
swinging
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Stop that confounded thing!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
thick
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stop that confounded thing!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
voice
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
want
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From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
welled
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From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
whirring
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From this reading I AND suddenly, in the thick darkness, whirring as if it were a scream, intermitted for a moment and again commencing, a little bell rang out at Dudley Leicester’s elbow.
white
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From this reading She leaned over the white and ormolu banisters: the light swinging over her head made a halo above her disordered hair; her white shoulders gleamed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As suddenly, but with a more gracious diffusion, light welled down from above his head, and Etta Hudson’s voice mingling with it:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don’t want all the servants in the house to know you are here.”
