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57
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all it had been very easy.
all
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From this reading After all it had been very easy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
ascended
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After all it had been very easy.
breath
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From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
closed
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
comfortable
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
DEFEATED
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From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
door
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
doors
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
easy
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From this reading After all it had been very easy.
entered
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
fear
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
fifth
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
flats
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
floor
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
front
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
furnished
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
groundless
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all it had been very easy.
hall
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all it had been very easy.
leading
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
lift
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
moment
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
opened
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
proved
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
rooms
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
servant
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
simply
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
sitting-room
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
small
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
there
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From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
tiny
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From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
very
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From this reading After all it had been very easy.
Virginia
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From this reading DEFEATED Virginia drew a little breath of relief.
walked
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From this reading She had simply walked into the flats, entered the lift, ascended to the fifth floor, opened the door of No. 57, and walked in.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had had a moment of fear lest there should be a servant in the rooms, but it was a fear which proved groundless.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had found herself in a tiny hall, with closed doors in front and on the right of her, and an open one on the left leading into a small, plainly furnished but comfortable sitting-room.
