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According
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
aristocratic
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
cast
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
chief
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
confession
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
day
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
detectives
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
dim
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
door
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
Eva
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
far
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
Felix's
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
forms
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
gloom
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
hall
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
hotel
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
hour
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
house
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
inquiring
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
IRON
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From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
made
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
old
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
old-fashioned
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
out
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
own
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
pale
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
promise
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
proposed
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
received
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
REMAINEDnounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
servant
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
sight
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
SLIDE
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From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
speak
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
STATIONARY
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From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
staying
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
stretching
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
then
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
Thomas's
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
turned
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From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At sight of him and the dim, old-fashioned hall stretching out in aristocratic gloom before us, Eva turned pale and cast me an inquiring look.
warned
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From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We went on foot, for it was not far from the hotel where we were then staying, and were received at the door by an old servant who I had been warned could neither speak nor hear.
WHY
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From this reading WHY THE IRON SLIDE REMAINED STATIONARY.
wife
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
words
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From this reading The rest must be told in Thomas's own words, as it forms the chief part of the confession he made before the detectives:
young
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From this reading According to my promise, I took my young wife to Felix's house on the day and at the hour proposed.
