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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 Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
amazement
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
announced
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
awe
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
back
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
days
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
drawing-room
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
Earl
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
entered
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
Errol
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
eyes
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
fact
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
hisselfnounUS /ˈhisself/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
inexperienced
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
It's
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
ma'am
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
maid
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
majestic-looking
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
man
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
many
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
message
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
mistress
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
Mrs
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
nervous
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
old
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
out
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
rather
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
regarded
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
room
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
round
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
rug
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
said
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
stalked
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
sympathy
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
tall
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
then
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
tiger-skin
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
tremulous
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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
turned
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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
very
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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
visitor
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
writing
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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
young
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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
