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24
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
ADMIRED
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From this reading "I ALWAYS ADMIRED FRANKNESS."
ALWAYS
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From this reading "I ALWAYS ADMIRED FRANKNESS."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
announced
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
Aylmer
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
confronting
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From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
corridor
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
don't
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
door
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
down
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
elder
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
Flo
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
Florence
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
flung
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
FRANKNESS
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From this reading "I ALWAYS ADMIRED FRANKNESS."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
front
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
going
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
head
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
Hold
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ALWAYS ADMIRED FRANKNESS."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
just
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
ladies
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
loud
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
lying
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
Miss
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
Mrs
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
nervous
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
nervously
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From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
number
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
opposite
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
paused
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
risen
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
room
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From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
shut
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
sister-in-law
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From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
sofa
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From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The widow walked nervously up the room and then stood confronting her sister-in-law.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
then
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
two
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
up
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
voice
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From this reading He paused opposite number 24, flung the door open, and announced in a loud voice, "Mrs. Aylmer and Miss Florence Aylmer," and then shut the door behind the two ladies.
waiter
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
walked
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder Mrs. Aylmer had just risen from a sofa on which she had been lying.
whispered
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
widow
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From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold your head up, Flo, and don't be nervous," whispered the widow, as they walked down the long corridor, the waiter going in front.
