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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 Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
alarm
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
awoke
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
calling
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
case
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
clock
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could have happened?
cry
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curiosity
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deal
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
dining-room
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
door
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
down
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
early
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
everywhere
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
excitement
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
four
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
Fraulein
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
garments
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gave
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
got
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
half-past
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
happened
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From this reading What could have happened?
haste
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What could have happened?
heard
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
Herr
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
hold
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house
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
irritated
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
just
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
kept
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knock
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lady
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less
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
loud
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
master
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
more
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
once
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
other
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
Please
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
put
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quickly
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ready
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
room
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
Rottenmeier
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
Rottenmeier's
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searching
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
Sesemann
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
side
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From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
sleep
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
speed
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
there
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From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
unusually
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up
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From this reading Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
upstairs
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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 Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was just half-past four; she had never got up so early before in her life.
way
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door, "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room; we must make ready for a journey at once."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could have happened?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm.
wrong
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From this reading What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept on searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on.
