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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 She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
all
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
any
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
bottom
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
came
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From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
curiosity
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From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
door
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From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
egg
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From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
examined
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
gold
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From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
gone
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
house
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
just
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
key
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
keyhole
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
keys
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From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
like
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
obey
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From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
other
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
pass
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From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
promised
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From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
put
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
round
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
seen
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From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
shone
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From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
silver
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From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
sprang
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the keys and the egg, and promised to obey him in everything.
top
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From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
turned
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From this reading She examined the key, it looked just like any other; she put it in the keyhole and turned it a little, and the door sprang open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he was gone, she went all round the house from the bottom to the top, and examined everything.
wished
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From this reading At length she came to the forbidden door; she wished to pass it by, but curiosity let her have no rest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rooms shone with silver and gold, and she thought she had never seen such great splendour.
