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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 At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
able
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
attentively
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From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.
back
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
belongings
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
bring
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From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
called
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
certainly
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
change
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
clothes
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
doubt
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From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
dress
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Ellida
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
face
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From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.
felt
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From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
fetch
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
find
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From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
fix
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
going
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
gone
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
granted
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
grey
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
Grimshaw
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
hadn't
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
heard
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
heavier
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.
hotel
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
how
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From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
Husum
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
I'll
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From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
intervals
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Katya
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
knew
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Lascarides
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
light
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
linen
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
minutes
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
Mrs
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
night
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
Norfolk
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
old
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
out
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
patient's
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
Pauline
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
remembered
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Robert
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
saying
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
some
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From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.
stayed
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Street
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
sun-hat
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
taken
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
then
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
things
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”
three
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
two
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
up
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
Van
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From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
wearing
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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.
