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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.
