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adjoining
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
arouse
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From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
bare
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
bed
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bedroom
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
Bunting
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
BURGLARYnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡləri/
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
came
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
chiefly
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
closed
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Club
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
comes
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coming
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
dawn
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
day
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
devoted
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
distinctly
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
door
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
dressing-room
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
facts
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
feet
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
festivities
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
heard
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
hours
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
husband
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From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
impression
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
Iping
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
listening
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From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
medium
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
Monday
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
occurred
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
opened
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
out
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
pad
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
sat
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From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
seems
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not arouse her husband at first, but sat up in bed listening.
small
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
staircase
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
stillness
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
strong
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
then
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
vicar
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
VICARAGE
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
walking
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From this reading She then distinctly heard the pad, pad, pad of bare feet coming out of the adjoining dressing-room and walking along the passage towards the staircase.
Whit
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From this reading It occurred in the small hours of Whit Monday, the day devoted in Iping to the Club festivities.
wife
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From this reading THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE The facts of the burglary at the vicarage came to us chiefly through the medium of the vicar and his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
woke
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From this reading Mrs. Bunting, it seems, woke up suddenly in the stillness that comes before the dawn, with the strong impression that the door of their bedroom had opened and closed.
