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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 next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
accustomed
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
announced
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From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
approaching
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
arrested
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
associate
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this name she started violently.
attention
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
back
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
Bettina
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
bore
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
breath
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
catch
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
dissimilarity
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
entered
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
expectant
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
footstep
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
forgot
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
held
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
Hurdly
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From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
image
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
instant
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
library
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
Lord
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From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
made
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
man
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
moment
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From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this name she started violently.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
now
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
person
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From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
portière
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
rose
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
servant
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From this reading The next moment a servant announced, "Lord Hurdly."
sharp
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this name she started violently.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
sound
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
started
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From this reading At this name she started violently.
startled
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
there
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From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this name she started violently.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
violently
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From this reading At this name she started violently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As she rose, startled and expectant, through the portière held back by the servant there entered a man whose sharp dissimilarity to the image in her mind made her catch her breath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So long accustomed to associate it with one person, she forgot for the instant that another bore it now.
writing
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From this reading Bettina was writing in the library one morning when her attention was arrested by the sound of an approaching footstep.
