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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 DETECTIVE'S WORK Morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
all
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
Anitra
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some one had been there before them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
closeted
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
DETECTIVE'S
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From this reading A DETECTIVE'S WORK Morning.
door
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
empty
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
evening
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
exhausted
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
eye
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
fate
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
fixed
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
hall
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
horror
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
hours
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
household
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
lawyer
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
living
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
maid
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
many
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
members
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DETECTIVE'S WORK Morning.
night
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
only
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
post
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
Ransom's
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
room
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
sat
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
sitting-room
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From this reading Ransom's room was empty; he was in the sitting-room below, closeted with the lawyer.
slept
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
Some
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From this reading Some one had been there before them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
suspense
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
tasks
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some one had been there before them.
there
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From this reading Some one had been there before them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
unrelieved
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From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
upper
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The living household was about its tasks for all the horror of the night before, and the still unrelieved suspense as to the fate of one of its members.
watch
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From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The maid, who had sat on watch in the upper hall for so many hours the evening before, was again at her post, but this time with her eye fixed only on one door, the door behind which slept the exhausted Anitra.
WORK
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From this reading A DETECTIVE'S WORK Morning.
