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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 So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
apertures
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
bag
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From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
bed
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
blue
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
burr
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
call
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
coat
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
corner
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From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
costume
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
dark
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
disc
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
door
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
down
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
dressed
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
engaged
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
fallen
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
Gladstone
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From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
gloves
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
hall
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
hat
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
heard
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
hundred
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
indicator
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
inserted
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
key
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
lay
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
livery
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
looking
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
new
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
pair
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
pencil
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
prison
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
put
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
red
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
rose
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
round
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
saw
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From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
small
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From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
stopping
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So engaged, she heard the burr of a “call,” and, looking round, saw that the red disc had fallen over one of the hundred apertures in the indicator.
top
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From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
umbrella
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From this reading In one corner of the cell was a small Gladstone bag and an umbrella.
walked
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From this reading She put down her pencil, walked along the hall, and, stopping before a cell, inserted her key and pulled the door open.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instead, she was dressed in a dark blue costume; her hat and coat lay on the bed and on top a pair of new gloves.
wear
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
woman
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From this reading The woman who rose from her bed did not wear the prison livery.
