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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 CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
announced
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
back
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
bring
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
bunch
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
cautiously
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
CHECKMATING
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
coffee
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
cup
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
darkness
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
discarded
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
displaying
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
disturb
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From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
door
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
door-step
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From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
dressing-gown
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
fetch
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
front
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
Groves
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
hall
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From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
hour
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
important
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From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
keys
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
library
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
like
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From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
LOUIS
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
master
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
master's
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
matter
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From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
MONSIEUR
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
o'clock
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
opened
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
out
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
papers
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
past
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From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
peered
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
Please
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From this reading Please bring me a cup of coffee into the library in half an hour."
pushed
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From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
sent
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
some
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From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
sorry
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From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
three
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From this reading THE CHECKMATING OF MONSIEUR LOUIS At three o'clock in the morning Groves, in a discarded dressing-gown of his master's, opened the front door and peered cautiously out into the darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Monsieur Louis, who was standing upon the door-step, pushed past him into the hall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to disturb you like this, but the matter is important.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your master has sent me back to fetch some papers," he announced, displaying a bunch of keys.
