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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 Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
addressing
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
any
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
approached
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
ASSAULTED
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From this reading THE ASSAULTED WAITER.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
Carter
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
Chick
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
departing
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
descending
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
door
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
excitedly
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
follow
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
Garvan
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
guests
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
hall
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
hastened
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
hastening
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
house
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
instructions
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
kitchen
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
knew
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
light
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
limousine
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
mystery
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
Nick's
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
occurred
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
out
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
out-of-doors
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
Patsy
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
personally
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
porte-cochère
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
quickly
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
rear
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
Returning
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From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
said
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
servants
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
Several
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
shed
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
side
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From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
slightest
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
somewhat
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
steps
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
suspicion
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASSAULTED WAITER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chick Carter, hastening to follow Nick’s instructions, found nothing in the side hall nor out-of-doors that shed any light on the mystery.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
two
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From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
WAITER
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From this reading THE ASSAULTED WAITER.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
way
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From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Returning through the hall, he found Patsy Garvan and quickly told him what had occurred, while both hastened out of the rear door of the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As they were descending the steps, one of the kitchen servants, who was on her way in, approached them and said somewhat excitedly, addressing Chick:
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Several guests were departing in a limousine from under the porte-cochère, but Chick knew two of them personally and that none was worthy of the slightest suspicion.
