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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 Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
always
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
bed-chamber
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
broad
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
caught
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
child
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
close
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
closets
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
consequence
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
corner
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
curious
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
dark
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
doors
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
Drummond
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
elbow
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
expedient
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
faint
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
followed
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
four
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
full
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
garden
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
Gatehouse
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
ghostly
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
glass
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
guest
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From this reading This was her reason for taking it as the hiding-place for the strange guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
half-shut
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was her reason for taking it as the hiding-place for the strange guest.
hiding-place
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From this reading This was her reason for taking it as the hiding-place for the strange guest.
high
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
intricate
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
intruder
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
kitchen
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
led
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
light
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
looking
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
Norah's
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
now
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
other
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
out
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
panes
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
partition
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
passages
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
possible
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
rambling
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
reason
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
room
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
rooms
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
run
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
showed
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
some
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
sort
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
soul
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
speedily
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
strange
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From this reading This was her reason for taking it as the hiding-place for the strange guest.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
Susan
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
Susan's
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From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
taking
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From this reading This was her reason for taking it as the hiding-place for the strange guest.
terror
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
there
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
three
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
unused
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From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
up
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It led to a corner room looking out upon the garden, and close to the kitchen, which was Susan's bed-chamber.
wall
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
ways
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
winding
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From this reading Mrs Drummond followed Susan through one of these intricate winding ways.
window
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From this reading For some forgotten reason or other there was a sort of window, three or four broad panes of glass let into the partition wall high up between this room and the kitchen, the consequence of which was that Susan's room always showed a faint light to the garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Gatehouse was full of long, rambling, dark passages with mysterious closets at each elbow of them, or curious little unused rooms--passages which had struck terror to Norah's soul when she was a child, and which even now she thought it expedient to run through as speedily as possible, never feeling sure that she might not be caught by some ghostly intruder behind the half-shut doors.
