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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
bag
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From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
becoming
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
behalf
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
bell
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
chain
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
change
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
clothes
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
door
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
finished
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
hour
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
hours
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From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
hung
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
latchkey
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
late
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
Laverick
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
lift
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
made
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
mechanically
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
Morrison's
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
nine
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
opened
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
out
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
outfitter's
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
packed
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From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
purchases
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
quickly
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From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
rang
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
ready
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From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
rooms
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From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
shop
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
small
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
stepped
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
Strand
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From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
suite
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From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
table
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
telephone
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From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
Then
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From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
three
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From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time had passed quickly during the last three hours.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He began to change his clothes mechanically, and he had nearly finished when the telephone bell upon his table rang.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laverick, notwithstanding that the hour was becoming late, found an outfitter’s shop in the Strand still open, and made such purchases as he could on Morrison’s behalf.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was nearly nine o’clock when he stepped out of the lift and opened the door of his small suite of rooms with the latchkey which hung from his chain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with the bag ready packed, he returned to his rooms.
