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77
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From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
arrival
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From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a moment's silence--then a voice at the other end to which he made obeisance.
bow
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
corridor
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
disappearance
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
end
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entered
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
Fischer
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
floor
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give
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ground
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
indicator
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From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
James
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lift
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
low
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
lying
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
made
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masters
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
Miss
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moment's
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new
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
Nikasti
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
number
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From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
obeisance
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From this reading There was a moment's silence--then a voice at the other end to which he made obeisance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
Oscar
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
other
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receiver
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
registered
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From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
retraced
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
safe
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From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment's silence--then a voice at the other end to which he made obeisance.
sitting-room
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
slowly
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
stepped
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
steps
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
suite
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table
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
telephone
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
Teyl
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
Teyl's
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From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
Then
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
There
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From this reading There was a moment's silence--then a voice at the other end to which he made obeisance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moment's silence--then a voice at the other end to which he made obeisance.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
two
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
up
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From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
Van
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
voice
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waited
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From this reading He waited until the indicator registered its safe arrival on the ground floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he slowly retraced his steps along the corridor, entered the sitting-room, and took up the telephone receiver, which was still lying upon the table.
watched
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From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nikasti, with a low bow, watched the disappearance of the lift into which his two new masters, James Van Teyl and Oscar Fischer, had stepped.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you give me number 77," he asked--"Miss Van Teyl's suite?"
