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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 A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
admittance
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
Burgo
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
conjectured
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
curiosity
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From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
doors
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
down
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
facing
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Burgo now found himself on the ground-floor of the tower.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
gave
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
ground-floor
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From this reading Burgo now found himself on the ground-floor of the tower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Burgo now found himself on the ground-floor of the tower.
lantern
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
larger
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
led
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
lighted
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
lowermost
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
man
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
Marchment
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
measure
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From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
more
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
Mr
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
now
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From this reading Burgo now found himself on the ground-floor of the tower.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
other
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
RESCUED
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From this reading RESCUED.
rightly
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
some
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From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
stairs
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
substantial
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
there
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From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
tower
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From this reading Burgo now found himself on the ground-floor of the tower.
unconscious
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From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
underground
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From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
way
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From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had been unconscious when brought there, and he looked about him with some measure of curiosity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were a couple of doors facing each other, the larger and more substantial of which he rightly conjectured to be the one which gave admittance to the tower from the outside, and that the other led down to the underground passage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man standing on one of the lowermost stairs with a lantern lighted Burgo and Mr. Marchment on their way down.
