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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 Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
asleep
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
awakened
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From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
bedroom
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
came
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From this reading The sounds came from the stairs.
clock
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
d'Orsel
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
DE
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
fire
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sounds came from the stairs.
glanced
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still half asleep, she sat up listening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
listening
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From this reading Still half asleep, she sat up listening.
loud
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From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
lover
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
marked
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
MONCEAU
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
noise
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From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
quarter
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
royal
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RUE
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
sat
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From this reading Still half asleep, she sat up listening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
sound
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
sounds
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From this reading The sounds came from the stairs.
stairs
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From this reading The sounds came from the stairs.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still half asleep, she sat up listening.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly she was awakened by a loud noise.
Susy
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
three
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From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.
tired
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
up
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From this reading Still half asleep, she sat up listening.
waiting
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From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAGEDY OF THE RUE DE MONCEAU Susy d'Orsel, tired of waiting for her royal lover, was sound asleep before the fire in her bedroom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mechanically Susy glanced at the clock, which marked the quarter after three.