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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 I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
also
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
apartments
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
avenue
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beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
belated
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
bell
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From this reading I rang the bell of a hotel were I was known.
belonged
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bottom
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
boulevards
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came
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cherished
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city
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closed
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
concealing
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departure
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
disappearance
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distance
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
door
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
doors
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
dragging
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
dwelling
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
empty
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
flight
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
heard
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
hotel
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From this reading I rang the bell of a hotel were I was known.
house
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
just
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
known
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From this reading I rang the bell of a hotel were I was known.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
loud
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
main
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
met
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
most
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
noise
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
noises
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
now
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
objects
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
once
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only
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
opened
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
out
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
people
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
rang
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From this reading I rang the bell of a hotel were I was known.
reaching
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
regained
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
Seized
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
self-composure
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From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
shrubbery
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
shutting
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
slammed
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
smallest
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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sounded
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
striking
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succeeded
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taken
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
terror
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
then
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From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
top
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
unconsciously
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From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
unknown
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I rang the bell of a hotel were I was known.
watch
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From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I then heard, in the distance, noises which came from my apartments, which sounded now as if the house were empty, a loud noise of shutting of doors.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were being slammed from top to bottom of my dwelling, even the door which I had just opened myself unconsciously, and which had closed of itself, when the last thing had taken its departure.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I took flight also, running toward the city, and only regained my self-composure, on reaching the boulevards, where I met belated people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seized at last with terror, I succeeded in dragging myself out of the main avenue, and in concealing myself again among the shrubbery, so as to watch the disappearance of the most cherished objects, the smallest, the least striking, the least unknown which had once belonged to me.
