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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 He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE THREE CROWNS HOTEL.
Bath
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
bedrooms
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
character
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
CROWNS
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From this reading AT THE THREE CROWNS HOTEL.
curiosity
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
detection
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
guests
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
habit
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
hall
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
head
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
Hi
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From this reading “Hi!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
HOTEL
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From this reading AT THE THREE CROWNS HOTEL.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
Janvard
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
Jean
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
knew
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
large
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
lay
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
luggage
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
marked
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
occupants
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
other
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
out
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
Pierre
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
pile
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
pointed
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
portmanteau
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From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
prying
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
restless
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
safe
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
stealthily
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE THREE CROWNS HOTEL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
THREE
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From this reading AT THE THREE CROWNS HOTEL.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
trait
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
waiter
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From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
way
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From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He pointed at the same time to a large portmanteau which lay among a pile of other luggage in the hall of the Three Crowns Hotel, Bath.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Jean, whose is this luggage?” cried Pierre Janvard one morning to his head waiter.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that restless curiosity which was such a marked trait in his character, Janvard had a habit of peering about among the luggage of his guests, and even of prying stealthily about their bedrooms when he knew that their occupants were out of the way, and he himself safe from detection.
