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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 In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
accent
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
any
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
arrived
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
away
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
clear
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
DECEITnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
door
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
hall
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
Henley
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
hidden
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
hurried
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From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
Iris
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
Irish
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
knocking
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
ladies
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From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
late
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From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
man's
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
mellow
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
minute
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
Miss
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
mistaken
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
MOCKERY
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
Mountjoy
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
pleasantly
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
portico
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
preparations
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
rapid
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
smartly
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
there
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
tones
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
too
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From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
travelling
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From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
varied
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From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
visitor
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From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
voice
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From this reading In another minute, a man's voice in the hall asked for "Miss Henley."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rapid visitor, already hidden from them under the portico, was knocking smartly at the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MOCKERY OF DECEIT HAD Mountjoy arrived to take Iris away, before her preparations for travelling were complete?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The tones--clear, mellow, and pleasantly varied here and there by the Irish accent--were not to be mistaken by any one who had already hear them.
window
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From this reading Both the ladies hurried to the window, but they were too late.
