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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 Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
affair
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
ajar
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From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
beer
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
bottle
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
bring
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
business
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
cellar
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
day
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
door
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From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
down
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
early
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
entered
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
expert
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
FURNITUREnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
gravity
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
Hall
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
happened
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
hardly
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
hours
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
hunted
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
joint-room
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
landing
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From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
MAD
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
Millie
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
Monday
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
Mr
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
Mrs
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
nature
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
noiselessly
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
Now
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
operator
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
out
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
principal
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
private
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
properly
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
rose
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
sarsaparilla
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From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
see
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From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
specific
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
stranger's
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From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the landing he was surprised to see that the stranger’s door was ajar.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
there
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From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
upstairs
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
very
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From this reading As she was the expert and principal operator in this affair, Hall very properly went upstairs for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had hardly entered the cellar when Mrs. Hall found she had forgotten to bring down a bottle of sarsaparilla from their joint-room.
Whit
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From this reading THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD Now it happened that in the early hours of Whit Monday, before Millie was hunted out for the day, Mr. Hall and Mrs. Hall both rose and went noiselessly down into the cellar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their business there was of a private nature, and had something to do with the specific gravity of their beer.
