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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 The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
all
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From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
appeared
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
badly
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
came
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From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
caution
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
considerable
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
corner
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
desire
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
door
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
evidently
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
handle
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
head
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
interruptions
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
known
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From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
lips
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From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
man's
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
opened
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
permit
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
presently
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
Professor
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
room
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
round
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
rush
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
suppressing
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
then
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From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
things
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From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
threshold
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From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
tired
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From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
turned
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From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
two
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From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
weariest
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From this reading ‘Of all things tired thy lips look weariest.’
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading * * * * * ‘What shall I do to be for ever known?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
wild
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From this reading It was evidently, however, the caution of one who was suppressing badly a wild desire to make a rush into the room, and presently a man’s head appeared round the corner of the door, and after it his body.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The handle was turned, and the door opened with a considerable amount of caution (the Professor did not permit interruptions).
yard
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From this reading He came a yard or two beyond the threshold, and then stood still.
