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addressed
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE HEYDINGER.
all
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
arrived
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
aside
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
astronomical
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
attics
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
book
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
brown
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
building
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
chemical
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
chosen
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
cover
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
else
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
emerged
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
floor
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
floors
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
gilt-edged
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
ground
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
HEYDINGER
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From this reading ALICE HEYDINGER.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
lift
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
lived
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
load
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
Miss
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
only
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
out
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
owner
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
paper
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From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
passenger
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
remaining
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
study
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
top
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From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
two
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
up
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
way
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From this reading No one else had come all the way up from the ground floor.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he arrived at the top of the building he stood aside for the only remaining passenger to step out before him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the Miss Heydinger who had addressed him, the owner of that gilt-edged book in the cover of brown paper.
year
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
zoology
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From this reading The rest of the load in the lift had emerged at the "astronomical" and "chemical" floors, but these two had both chosen "zoology" for their third year of study, and zoology lived in the attics.
