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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 MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
addressed
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
awakened
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
bearing
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
bed
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From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
clearly
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
confusion
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
Courage
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
door
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
down
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
entered
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
Esq
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
events
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
eyes
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
fell
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
handed
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
Hardross
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
HOYT
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
J
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
knocking
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
loud
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
MISS
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
night
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
nine
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
note
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
o'clock
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
once
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I tore open the note.
persistent
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
previous
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
remembered
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
room
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
salver
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
sat
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From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
smashed
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
some
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From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
tore
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From this reading I tore open the note.
up
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From this reading I sat up in bed and shouted, "Come in!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I looked at him, around the room, which was still in some confusion, and down at the note, which was clearly addressed to me, J. Hardross Courage, Esq. Suddenly my eyes fell upon the smashed door, and I remembered at once the events of the previous night.
VAN
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From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
waiter
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From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS VAN HOYT I was awakened at about nine o'clock the next morning by a loud and persistent knocking at the door of my room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A waiter entered bearing a note, which he handed to me on a salver.
