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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 "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
adieus
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
ago
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
air
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
answer
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
ante-rooms
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
any
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
ball-room
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
busy
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
carriage
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
carriages
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
ceremony
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
clear
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
coat
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
collar
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
crowd
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
dashed
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
down
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
enough
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
fernery
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
five
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
footmen
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
further
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
girl
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
hall
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
hour
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
hurried
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
ignoring
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
Jack
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
just
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
leisurely
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
light
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
looking
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
minutes
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
nearly
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
now
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From this reading "Has a carriage left just now--five minutes ago?" he asked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
off
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
once
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
pockets
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
pushed
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
questions
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
reached
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
said
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
search
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
sent
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
sir
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
staircase
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
stairs
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
stream
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
taking
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
three
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
thrust
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
too
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
turned
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
Two
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From this reading "Two or three, sir," said the footmen, and, too busy to answer any further questions, he dashed off.
up
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From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
utterly
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
waited
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From this reading Jack waited just outside the stream of light for nearly an hour, his coat collar turned up, his hands thrust in his pockets.
walked
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
way
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From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jack walked leisurely enough through the fernery looking this way and that in search of the phantom girl; but once clear of the ball-room, he hurried through the ante-rooms and down the staircase--utterly ignoring the adieus which were sent after him by the crowd on the stairs--and reached the hall.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The carriages were already taking up, and without ceremony he pushed through the footmen into the open air.
