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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 LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
Alma
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first words his face lightened.
Avenue
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
bell
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From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
Buckley
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
CALL
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
car
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
dispatched
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
Elvenden
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
emissary
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
excitement
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
face
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From this reading At the first words his face lightened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the first words his face lightened.
flat
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
following
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
given
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
LANE
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
Lane's
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
lightened
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From this reading At the first words his face lightened.
MAKES
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
man
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
Mansions
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
message
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
Morrice
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
Mrs
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
o'clock
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From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
own
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
permissible
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
photographs
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
private
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
rang
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From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
self-control
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
Shaftesbury
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
state
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
strong
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From this reading Lane answered it in about as great a state of excitement as was permissible to a man of his strong self-control.
telephone
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From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
three
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
trusted
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
twelve
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From this reading About twelve o’clock the telephone bell rang.
waiting
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From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LANE MAKES A CALL On the following morning Lane’s own private car was waiting for him in Shaftesbury Avenue.
watch
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From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was expecting a message from a trusted emissary, to whom he had given the three photographs of Mrs. Morrice, and dispatched to watch the flat of Alma Buckley in Elvenden Mansions.
words
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From this reading At the first words his face lightened.
