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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 passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
admitting
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From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
subject to appointment
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
basement
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From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
candle
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From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
dark
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From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
door
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
down
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
end
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
Estella
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
gate
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
hand
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
Havisham's
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
hesitating
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
house
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
locked
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From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
Manor
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From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
Miss
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
notice
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
opened
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
out
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
pervade
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From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
preceded
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From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
put
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
ring
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From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
saying
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
shoulder
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
side
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
square
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From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
superciliously
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham’s, and my hesitating ring at the gate brought out Estella.
to-day
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
traversed
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From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
way
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From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We traversed but one side of the square, however, and at the end of it she stopped, and put her candle down and opened a door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She locked it after admitting me, as she had done before, and again preceded me into the dark passage where her candle stood.
whole
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From this reading The passage was a long one, and seemed to pervade the whole square basement of the Manor House.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder, superciliously saying, “You are to come this way to-day,” and took me to quite another part of the house.
