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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 Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
air
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
ascended
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
ball
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
bottle
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
corner
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From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
crushed
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
driver
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
easy-chair
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From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
emptied
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
fingers
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
finished
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
fire
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
flung
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
glance
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
gloves
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From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
Granet
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
lay
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From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
man
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
moment
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
much
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of her gloves lay in the corner of the easy-chair.
paid
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
partly
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
picked
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
plate
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
realisations
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
return
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
rooms
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
Sackville
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
sandwiches
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
single
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
stairs
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
Street
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
taxicab
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
then
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
there
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
unwelcome
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
up
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From this reading He picked it up, drew it for a moment through his fingers, then crushed it into a ball and flung it into the fire.
very
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From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
visitor
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
vivid
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From this reading A single glance around, however, brought him vivid realisations of his unwelcome visitor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
wine
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From this reading The little plate of sandwiches, half finished, the partly emptied bottle of wine, were still there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Granet, on his return to Sackville Street, paid the taxicab driver, ascended the stairs and let himself into his rooms with very much the air of a man who has passed through a dream.
