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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 There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
always
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “None,” he answered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
booth
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
came
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
Court
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
cramped
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
delay
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
Elizabeth
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
evening
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
felt
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
friend
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From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
heard
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
Milan
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
moment
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “None,” he answered.
o'clock
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
pleasure
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
presence
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
quick
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
rang
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
reply
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
six
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
slightest
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
sound
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
stuffy
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
suggestion
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
Tavernake
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
telephone
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
then
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
There
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
thrill
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
two's
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From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
uncomfortable
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
up
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From this reading At six o'clock that evening, Tavernake rang up the Milan Court and inquired for Elizabeth.
voice
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment or two's delay and then he heard her reply.
Well
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From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, my friend, what fortune?” she asked him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
wires
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From this reading Even over the telephone wires, even though he stood, cramped and uncomfortable, in that stuffy little telephone booth, he felt the quick start of pleasure, the thrill of something different in life, which came to him always at the sound of her voice, at the slightest suggestion of her presence.
