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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 At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
affair
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
bed
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
box
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From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
breaking
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
call
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From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
Dawn
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
discovery
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From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
down
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
feel
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
few
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
ghosts
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
girls
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
go
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From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
highly
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
intended
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
investigate
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From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
Jannet
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Jannet's
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
keyed
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
lie
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
minutes
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
Nell
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
now
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
Paulina
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
perfectly
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
persuaded
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
Pieter
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From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
queer
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From this reading Meanwhile she would go by herself to investigate that queer little box of a room.
return
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
ROOM
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
safe
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
sleep
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
sleepy
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
soundly
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From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
suitable
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From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
telling
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
too
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
two
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
Uncle
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From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
Vittoria
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
watch
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From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nell went soundly to sleep in a few minutes, feeling perfectly safe from ghosts now in Jannet's room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SECRET ROOM Dawn was breaking when Paulina left the two girls, telling Jannet that she intended to watch for the return of Vittoria.
whole
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From this reading Jannet persuaded Nell to lie down on her bed, but she was too highly keyed over the whole affair to feel sleepy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At a suitable time she would call Uncle Pieter and tell him about the discovery.
