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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 the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
blind
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From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
common-room
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From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
corner
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From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
door
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
down
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
eating
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
fire
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From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
galloped
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
Gaydon
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From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
horse
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
inch
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
instant
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
lackeys
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
members
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
men
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
Misset
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
now
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
O'Toole
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
opened
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
own
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
peered
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From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
pipe
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From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
raised
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From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
remaining
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
rose
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
served
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
side
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
sleep
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
stealthily
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From this reading Both men rose on the instant; Wogan stealthily opened the door an inch or so and looked down the passage.
supper
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
turned
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
two
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From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
up
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From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the horse galloped up to the door, the Princess turned on her side and went to sleep.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two remaining members of the party, Misset and O'Toole, who as lackeys had served the supper of the Princess, were now eating their own.
window
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From this reading Gaydon raised a corner of the blind and peered through the window.
Wogan
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From this reading In the common-room below Gaydon and Wogan were smoking a pipe of tobacco over the fire.
