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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 was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
All
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
anxiously
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
approached
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
arms
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
attitude
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
awaiting
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
bed
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
buried
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
carrying
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
cautiously
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
dark
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
darkness
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
despondent
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
end
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
Engelberg
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
FINAL
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From this reading THE FINAL RESOLVE.
floor
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
forlorn
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
glimmer
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
gone
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
greater
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
ground-floor
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
head
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
hotel
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
inmates
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
Jean
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
light
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
lit
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
Merle
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
out
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
Phebe
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
pitchy
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
population
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
possible
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
project
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
quietly
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
RESOLVE
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From this reading THE FINAL RESOLVE.
rested
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
return
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
room
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
salon
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
sitting
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
staircase
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
stepped
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
street
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
table
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From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL RESOLVE.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
unheard
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
unseen
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
up
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
village
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From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
well
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From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Phebe was sitting by a table, her head buried in her arms, which rested upon it--a forlorn and despondent attitude.
windows
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From this reading All the ground-floor was dark, except for a glimmer of light in a little room at the end of a long passage; but the windows of the _salon_ on the floor above were lit up, and Jean Merle stepped quietly up the staircase unheard and unseen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was dark, with the pitchy darkness of a village street, where the greater part of the population were gone to bed, when he passed through Engelberg towards the hotel, where Phebe must be awaiting his return anxiously.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In carrying out his project it would be well for him to have as little as possible to do with the inmates of the hotel, and he approached it cautiously.
