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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 sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
alarm
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
Bampfylde
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From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
called
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
cautiously
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
COTTAGE
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From this reading THE COTTAGE ON THE FELLS.
darkness
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
door
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
ease
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
fancy
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
FELLS
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From this reading THE COTTAGE ON THE FELLS.
felt
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
freedom
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
Geoff
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
house
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
instinctive
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
lad
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
light
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
Lizabeth
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From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
made
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From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
meant
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
minute
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From this reading A minute after the door was opened, and ’Lizabeth Bampfylde made her appearance.
more
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
movement
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE COTTAGE ON THE FELLS.
opened
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
ordinary
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
out
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
peasant's
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
sound
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COTTAGE ON THE FELLS.
Then
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
There
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
thrill
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
unlike
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From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
visible
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From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
voice
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Geoff felt more and more the little thrill of alarm which was quite instinctive, and meant nothing except excited fancy; such precautions looked unlike the ordinary ease and freedom of a peasant’s house.
window
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From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was a sound of movement within the house, but no light visible as they stood at the door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then a window was cautiously opened, and a voice called out into the darkness, “Is that you, my lad?”
