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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 IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
Almost
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
Aubrey
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
Baron
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
bell
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
Belston
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
big
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
button
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
car
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
Cranmere
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
Cranmere's
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Cumberland
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
door
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
down
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
entrance
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
fact
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
followed
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
footman
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
four
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
got
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
grey
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
houses
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
imposing
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
imposing-looking
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
knee-breeches
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
Lord
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
low-built
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
making
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
Malay
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
man
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
MISTS
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
moment
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
most
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
noiselessly
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
once
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
opened
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
out
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
Place
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
Poppenheimer
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
pressed
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
quarter
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
rang
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
real
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
saw
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
silhouetted
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
Sir
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
slid
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
somewhere
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
States
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
stepped
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From this reading "Lord Cranmere" stepped out of the car, and we followed him—"Baron Poppenheimer" and "Sir Aubrey Belston."
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
Street
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
succession
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
tall
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
times
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From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The imposing footman got down and rang the bell—he pressed the button four times in succession, as "Lord Cranmere" had told him to do.
tour
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
up
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
way
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
Wigmore
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From this reading IN THE MISTS At a quarter to one in the morning Cranmere's big, grey, low-built car slid noiselessly along Wigmore Street and drew up at the entrance to one of the most imposing-looking houses in Cumberland Place.
window
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From this reading Almost at once the door was opened, and from the car window we saw a tall man in knee-breeches silhouetted, while a little way behind him stood another man.
world
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From this reading In point of fact, the real Sir Aubrey Belston was at that moment somewhere in the Malay States, making a tour of the world.
