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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 It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
away
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
back
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
Barefoot
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
candle
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
carrying
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
closely
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
corner
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
covered
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
crossed
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
desk
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
door
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
drapery
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
entered
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
face
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
figure
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
Follow
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From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
following
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
hall
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
hung
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
kitchen
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
light
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From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
locked
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
made
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
Maubray's
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
motion
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
mounted
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
papers
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
PHANTOMnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
portentously
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
pretty
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
pursuing
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From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
rear
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
room
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
some
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
stair
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
study
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
swiftly
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
tall
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From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
then
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
tiptoe
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From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
Tom
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
TRACKED
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
turning
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
unlocked
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
walked
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From this reading Barefoot, the figure walked towards the kitchen, then turning to the left, it mounted the back stair; the doctor following pretty closely, and Tom with his candle in the rear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
whispered
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From this reading “Follow, with the light,” whispered the doctor, himself pursuing on tiptoe.
white
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From this reading THE PHANTOM IS TRACKED As the doctor made this motion, the figure in white crossed the hall swiftly, and stood at the study door.
William
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From this reading It entered the room, unlocked William Maubray’s desk from which it took some papers; then locked the desk, carrying away which, it left the room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It looked portentously tall, and was covered with a white drapery, a corner of which hung over its face.
