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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 At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
answer
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
apartment
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
Boite
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
chirps
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
closing
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
deliberately
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
door-bell
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
doors
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
electric
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
eleven
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
entered
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
evening
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
EXCHANGE
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From this reading FAIR EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY.
eyebrows
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FAIR EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY.
fingers
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
frown
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
gave
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
hour
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAIR EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY.
La
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
mail
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
Mirabelle
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
night
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading FAIR EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY.
note
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
o'clock
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
out
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
passing
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
prolonged
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
puzzled
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
Radwalader's
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
ROBBERY
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From this reading FAIR EXCHANGE IS NO ROBBERY.
said
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From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
salon
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
shredding
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
slender
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From this reading Mirabelle entered deliberately, passing before him into the _salon_, and shredding a little note in her slender fingers.
sound
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
staccato
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
then
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
together
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
two
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
up
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From this reading At the sound he looked up sharply from his evening mail, and drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled frown.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At this hour?" he said to himself, and then, closing the doors of _La Boite_ behind him, went out to answer the summons.
whir
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From this reading At eleven o'clock that night, the electric door-bell of Radwalader's apartment gave two short staccato chirps and then a prolonged whir.
