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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 Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
arm
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
back
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
coldly
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
door
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
Edwin
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
emerging
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
end
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
far
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
firelight
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
flickering
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
footstep
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
front
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
gesture
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
girl
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
glimpse
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
hall
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
hand
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
head
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
heavy
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
Hilda
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From this reading Hilda paused.
holding
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
instant
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
knew
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
lamp
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
man's
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
moment
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
oblong
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
opened
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
opening
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
paused
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From this reading Hilda paused.
said
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
shoulders
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
showed
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
straightened
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
subjugated
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
then
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
there
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From this reading At the same moment another door opened at the far end of the hall; there was a heavy footstep; a great hand and arm showed, and then Edwin had a glimpse of a man's head and shoulders emerging from an oblong flickering firelight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
TWO
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
way
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From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
wick
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From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having at length subjugated the wick, she straightened her back, with a gesture that he knew, and for one instant she was a girl again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you come this way?" she said coldly, holding the lamp in front of her, and opening a door.
