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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 Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
back
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
bar
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
called
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
close
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
departing
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
door
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
down-stairs
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
enemy
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
evidently
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
FATHER
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From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
five
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
footsteps
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
front
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
God
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
grateful
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
hand
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
heard
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
I'll
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
lady
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
landlady
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
less
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
Lily
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
listened
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
minutes
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
miss
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
money
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
Mr
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
night
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
out
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
person
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
put
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
room
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
said
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
set
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
Sheldrake's
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
some
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
sound
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
speak
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
talking
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
telling
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
Thank
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
Then
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
up-stairs
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
Very
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
walked
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From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
watch
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
well
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From this reading The landlady said, "Very well, miss; I'll watch for him."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lily listened to the sound of Mr. Sheldrake's departing footsteps as he went down-stairs; heard him speak to some one in the bar, and heard the front door open and close upon him as he walked out into the night.
whispered
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From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with a grateful "Thank God!" she called the landlady into the room, and whispered to her, and put money into her hand.
young
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From this reading Whoever it was she was set to watch, it was evidently no enemy to Lily; for in less than five minutes she was talking to the person at the back door, and telling him that the young lady was up-stairs alone.
