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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 Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
alarm
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
also
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
bed
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
ceiling
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
Dazed
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
face
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
fear
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
finger
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
Frederick
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
full
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
gazing
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
head
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
hearing
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
Holdfast
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
key
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
lips
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
lock
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
minute
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
Mrs
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
other
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
Pelham
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
Pelham's
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
proceeded
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
raised
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
reclining
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
RETRIBUTIONnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading RETRIBUTION.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
slightly
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
sound
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From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
speak
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
supposition
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
Then
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
thus
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
transfixed
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From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
turned
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From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
upward
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From this reading Then Pelham, with his finger on his lips, looked upward to the ceiling, in the supposition that the sound had proceeded from above.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Frederick Holdfast turned the key in the lock, Pelham raised his head, and looked in alarm at Mrs. Holdfast.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She, also, hearing the sound, slightly raised herself from the bed upon which she was reclining and looked into Pelham's face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dazed with fear, they remained thus, transfixed, gazing at each other, and did not speak for full a minute.
