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551
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
addressed
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all
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From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
approaching
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
Avenue
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become
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
building
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call
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called
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
clock
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communicated
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day
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Elizabeth's
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emptied
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few
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From this reading For a few moments he waited.
finally
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few moments he waited.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
hesitated
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
immediately
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
instrument
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From this reading He glanced at the clock, hesitated, and finally approaching the instrument called up Elizabeth's number.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
jarring
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From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
Kindly
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Late
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line
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message
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moments
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From this reading For a few moments he waited.
Number
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
office
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From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
Philip
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reached
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return
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
ring
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
rooms
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From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
somehow
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sounds
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space
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streets
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table
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telephone
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From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The silence in the streets outside seemed somehow to have become communicated to the line, the space between them emptied of all the jarring sounds of the day.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
tore
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
up
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From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
waited
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From this reading For a few moments he waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
writing
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From this reading Late though it was when Philip reached his rooms, he found on his writing table a message addressed to him from the telephone call office in the building.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He tore it open: "Kindly ring up Number 551 Avenue immediately you return, whatever the time."
