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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 Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
almost
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
anteroom
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
bell
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From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
boudoir
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From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
butler
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
Dinner
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From this reading "Dinner is to be served there.
Dredlinton
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
echoed
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
eight
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
empty
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From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
evening
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
few
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
followed
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
footsteps
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
glad
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From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
hall
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
House
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
invited
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From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dinner is to be served there.
Josephine's
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
ladyship
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From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
later
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
lofty
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
maid
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
minutes
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
o'clock
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
pealed
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From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
presented
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
punctually
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
rescued
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
ring
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From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
served
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From this reading "Dinner is to be served there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
small
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
sombre
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
spaces
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From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
stone
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
there
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From this reading "Dinner is to be served there.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great bell which he pealed seemed to ring through empty spaces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
white
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From this reading His footsteps echoed strangely in the lofty white stone hall as he followed the butler into a small anteroom, from which, however, he was rescued a few minutes later by Josephine's maid.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
Wingate
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From this reading Dredlinton House, before which Wingate presented himself punctually at eight o'clock that evening, had a sombre, almost a deserted appearance.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Her ladyship will be glad if you will come to the boudoir," she invited.
