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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 The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
adjoining
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
air
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone was talking at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
building
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
came
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
Confusion
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
Dorothy
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
DURGIN
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone was talking at once.
far
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
felt
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From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
form
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
formed
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
FOSTER
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
GarrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
helped
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
lay
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
light
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
like
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
lodgings
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
more
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
motionless
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
much
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From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
niche
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
numbers
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
office
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
officers
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
once
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From this reading Everyone was talking at once.
pavement
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
people
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
place
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From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
presently
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
promising
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
reigned
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
rooms
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
scene
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
sent
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
shaft
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
soon
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
spared
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From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
swell
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From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
talking
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From this reading Everyone was talking at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
There
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From this reading There was nothing she could do in such a place, and he felt there was much she should be spared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading FOSTER DURGIN Confusion reigned in the office presently, for more of the officers came upon the scene, and people from adjoining rooms helped to swell the numbers.
visit
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From this reading Garrison sent Dorothy to her lodgings, promising to visit her soon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone was talking at once.
Wicks
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
window
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From this reading The form of Wicks, motionless and broken, lay far below the window, on the pavement of an air and light shaft, formed like a niche in the building.
