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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 At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
accord
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
address
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From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
agitation
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
amazement
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
Arthur
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Asplin
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
broke
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
brown
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
cannot
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
causes
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
cold
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
darted
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
door
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envelope
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
exclamation
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
gasping
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glanced
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
hall
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
hand
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
handed
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From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
hearers
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
households
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
knocker
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
loud
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
moment
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Mr
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
much
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
panting
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
possibly
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
quiet
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
rat-tat-tat
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
said
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sharp
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
sir
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
small
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
sounded
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From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
Telegram
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
threw
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thrust
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
tore
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
vicar
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From this reading Arthur looked at the address and handed it to the vicar.
voice
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this moment a loud rat-tat-tat sounded on the knocker, and with one accord the hearers darted into the hall, and stood panting and gasping, while Arthur threw open the door.
words
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From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is for you, sir, but it cannot possibly be anything about--" Mr Asplin tore open the envelope, glanced over the words, and broke into an exclamation of amazement.
young
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From this reading "Telegram, sir!" said a sharp, young voice, and the brown envelope which causes so much agitation in quiet households was thrust forward in a small cold hand.
