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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 THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
abode
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
association
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From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
bathroom
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
bedroom
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From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
BoundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
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building
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
day
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
departure
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
DOOR
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
Doughty
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
dwelling
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
enterprising
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
father's
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
flat
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
floor
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
gang
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From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
guess
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From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
heard
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
house
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
intended
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
kitchenette
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
LISTENER
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
made
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
Maisie
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
modest
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
needs
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From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
only
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From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
originally
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
owner
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
refused
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
resolutely
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
self-contained
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
sitting-room
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From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
Street
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
sufficient
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From this reading She found the one bedroom and a sitting-room quite sufficient for her needs.
suite
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From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
taken
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The building had been originally intended for a dwelling house, but its enterprising owner had fitted a kitchenette and a bathroom to every floor and had made each suite self-contained.
up
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
White
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From this reading THE LISTENER AT THE DOOR Maisie White had taken up her abode in a modest flat in Doughty Street, Bloomsbury.
White's
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From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What was Solomon White's association with the Boundary gang, she could only guess.
worry
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From this reading Since the day of her father's departure she had not heard from him, and she had resolutely refused to worry.
