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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 Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
back
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
car
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
climbed
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From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
deep
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
door
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
doubt
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
down
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
driveway
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
drove
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
flaring
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
followed
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
garage
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
Godfrey
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
got
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
guided
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
handed
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
house
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
house-door
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From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
ladder
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
lights
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
made
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
minute
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
motor
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From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
opened
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From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
out
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
past
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
rolled
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
said
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
seat
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From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
silently
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From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
slowly
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
soon
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From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
started
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From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
suit-case
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
switched
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From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
Then
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
trees
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
up
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From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
Wait
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From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
waved
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From this reading He was soon back, opened the house-door, switched on the lights, and waved me in.
way
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From this reading Mechanically I followed Godfrey down the ladder, and, guided by the flaring lights, made my way back to the car.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we rolled slowly up the driveway, and stopped before the door of a house standing deep among the trees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Wait for me here a minute," Godfrey said, and, when I had got out, handed me my suit-case, and then drove the car on past the house, no doubt to its garage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I climbed silently into my seat, while Godfrey started the motor.
