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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 He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
arrived
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
ascribe
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
aside
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
astounded
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
awaiting
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
Babbington
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
brief
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
casting
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
coldly
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
curt
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
DANGEROUS
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From this reading DANGEROUS EYES.
door
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
entered
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
EYES
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From this reading DANGEROUS EYES.
fact
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
find
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
hat
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
home
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
house
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
indicate
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
inside
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
interview
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
Joseph
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
just
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
madam
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
Madge
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
near
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
nod
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
once
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
own
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
paused
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
presence
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
reason
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From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
reception
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
recognized
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From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
room
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From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
there
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From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nick Carter was astounded when he arrived at his own home to find that Madge Babbington was there awaiting him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Joseph who told him of the fact as he entered the house, and so, casting aside his hat he went at once to the reception room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He paused just inside the door, and with a curt nod, recognized her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To what reason am I to ascribe your presence in my house, madam?” he asked coldly, and he remained near the door to indicate that the interview must be brief.
