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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 KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
big
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
came
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
car
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
Chudleigh
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
coming
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
dance
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
day
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
drive
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
else
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
ENTERS
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
face
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
familiar
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
FIELD
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
Foster
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
Graham
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
hall
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
hardened
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
heard
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
KEITH
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
led
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
Lieutenant
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
meet
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
Millicent
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
moved
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
newcomers
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
notice
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
others
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From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
recess
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
remarked
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From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
rose
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
sitting
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
Then
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
there
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From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
two
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
up
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
vestibule
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
voice
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From this reading It stopped, a voice she thought familiar rose from the vestibule, and her face hardened as Foster came in with Mrs. Keith and Millicent Graham.
Walters
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From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then Mrs. Foster, who did not notice that there was anybody else about, moved forward to meet the newcomers and led them through the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD A day or two after the dance Mrs. Chudleigh was sitting with Lieutenant Walters in a recess of the big hall when she heard a car coming up the drive.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You looked surprised," Walters remarked when the others had disappeared.
