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"I Say No"
"I Say No"

Chapter XXII · Change of Air

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The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.
When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.
The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.
Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.
In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.
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"I Say No"

Chapter XXII · Change of Air

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.
Line 2
When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.
Line 3
The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.
Line 4
Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.
Line 5
In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.”

Length noun US /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading “The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.”

All words in this reading · 57

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admission

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From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

Alban

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

arrived

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

away

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

back

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

bed

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From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

blind

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

building

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

door

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

early

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From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

Ellmother

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

encountering

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

follow

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

Francine

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

Francine's

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

get

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From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

glimmered

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

horror

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

house

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

inmates

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From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

lengthnounUS /leŋθ/

a period of time or extent

From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

light

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

locked

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

Mrs

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From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

Netherwoods

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From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

only

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

positively

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

proposed

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From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

refused

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

rose

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From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

sitting-room

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

turned

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From this reading In her horror of again encountering Francine, Mrs. Ellmother positively refused to follow him when he turned away from the door.

Venetian

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

visible

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

way

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From this reading Alban proposed to get admission to the house by that way.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The inmates of Netherwoods rose early, and went to bed early.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Alban and Mrs. Ellmother arrived at the back door of the house, they found it locked.

whole

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.

window-entrance

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From this reading The only light visible, along the whole length of the building, glimmered through the Venetian blind of the window-entrance to Francine’s sitting-room.