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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 THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
any
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
appeared
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From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
applicant
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
assistant
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
black
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
bookkeeper
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
brow
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
cab
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
ceremony
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
change
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
clothes
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
conduct
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
confronted
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
COUNT'S
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
darker
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
days
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
demanded
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
deposited
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
door
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
dressed
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
elegantly
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
entered
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
few
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From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
four-wheeled
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
girl
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
haughtily
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
health
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
heard
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
hotel
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
impression
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
lady
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
less
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
manager
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
minutes
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From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
more
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
muttering
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
occasionally
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
plain
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
post
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
room
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
SECOND
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
see
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
shown
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From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
simply
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
slim
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
somewhat
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
tall
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From this reading He found himself confronted with a tall, slim girl, elegantly but simply dressed in plain black clothes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
Two
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
usual
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
visit
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From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
VISITOR
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From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
waiting-room
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From this reading She was shown into the waiting-room, and in a few minutes he appeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been expecting a visit from an applicant for the post of assistant bookkeeper, and he entered the room with a little less than his usual ceremony, under the impression that this was she.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE COUNT'S SECOND VISITOR Two days more passed without any change in the Count's conduct or health, save that his brow was a little darker, and he was heard occasionally muttering to himself.
young
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From this reading On the morning of the third, a four-wheeled cab deposited at the door of the hotel a young lady, who demanded somewhat haughtily to see the manager.
