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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 VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
able
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
alighted
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
almost
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
any
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
asking
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From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
control
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
difficulty
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
Duncombe
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
engaged
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
English
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
evening
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
few
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From this reading In a few moments he might see her.
following
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
Grand
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
greatest
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
half-past
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a few moments he might see her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
Hotel
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
hundred
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From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
imagined
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From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
LADY
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
making
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
man
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
manner
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In a few moments he might see her.
Miss
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
moments
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From this reading In a few moments he might see her.
nervousness
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
nine
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
office
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
only
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
petite
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
Poynton
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
precisely
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
room
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
said
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
see
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From this reading In a few moments he might see her.
shape
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
staying
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
then
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From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
times
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From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
unknown
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
VANISHING
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
voice
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From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
voiture
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
way
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From this reading THE VANISHING LADY At precisely half-past nine on the following evening Duncombe alighted from his _petite voiture_ in the courtyard of the Grand Hotel, and making his way into the office engaged a room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then he asked the question which a hundred times on the way over he had imagined himself asking.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man to whom nervousness in any shape was almost unknown, he found himself only able to control his voice and manner with the greatest difficulty.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
young
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From this reading "You have a young English lady--Miss Poynton--staying here, I believe," he said.
