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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 A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
absent
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
adjoining
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From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
apartment
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
arose
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
attend
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
attention
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From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
attracting
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From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
Babbington
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
believed
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
blanket
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
Carter
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
ceiling
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
close
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
communicate
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
concealed
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
deal
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
door
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
easel
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
escape
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
floor
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
friends
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
given
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
hallway
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
hand
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
hung
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
large
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
leave
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
locality
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
Madge
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
means
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
moment
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
Navaho
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
necessity
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
neglected
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
o'clock
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
occupants
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From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
occurred
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
particular
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
pass
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From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
plan
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
possible
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
precise
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From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
PREDICAMENT
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From this reading A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT.
private
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
recalled
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
remain
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
remembered
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
return
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
room
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
searched
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
SERIOUS
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From this reading A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
small
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
somehow
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
suspended
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
there
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
two
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From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It had been no part of his plan to remain there until the possible return of Madge Babbington, but it had not occurred to him that she would leave her friends before two o’clock.
unusually
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From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked about him for a means of escape from that small room--a thing that he had somehow neglected to attend to before the necessity arose for it; and he remembered, as he did so, that the unusually large Navaho blanket that hung suspended from ceiling to floor close at his right hand, next to the easel, concealed a door; and as he recalled the plan of the apartment when he had searched through it, he believed that the door must communicate with the private hallway of the apartment.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But even so, would it be possible for him to open it and to pass through and close it again without attracting the attention of the occupants of the adjoining room?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nick Carter would have given a good deal to have been absent from that particular locality at that precise moment.
