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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 Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
Adelphi
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
anywhere
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From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
apartment
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
bottom
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carefully
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closed
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
commenced
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door
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empty
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feelings
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
few
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From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
floor
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
fresh
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
further
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From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
ground
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
handle
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
house
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
intently
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From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
kept
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key
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listened
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man
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match
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minutes
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more
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moved
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From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
once
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
opened
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
search
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From this reading He turned the handle of the ground floor apartment and commenced a fresh search.
several
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From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
sight
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
sobered
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
sound
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From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
stairs
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From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struck a match and listened for several minutes intently; not a sound from anywhere.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
Tavernake
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
Terrace
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
turned
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From this reading Tavernake had the feelings of a man suddenly sobered as he turned once more into the Adelphi Terrace.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
Waiting
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
Yale
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From this reading Waiting until no one was in sight, he opened the door of the empty house with the Yale key which he had kept, and carefully closed it.
yards
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From this reading He moved a few yards further to the bottom of the stairs, and listened again; still silence.
