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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 I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
abundantly
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From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
additionally
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
asking
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
called
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
careworn
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
delightfully
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
directions
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
English
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
experience
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
fresh
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
girl
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
given
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
heard
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
house
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
interesting
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
just
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
Keller's
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
kept
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From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
ladylike
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
letters
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
made
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
men
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From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
modest
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
most
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Mr
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
necessary
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
office
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
other
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From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
pale
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
person
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From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
phrase
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
place
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From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
porter
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
portmanteau
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Poste
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
promise
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From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
Restante
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round
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From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
roundabout
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sad
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
sadness
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
side
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From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
sweet
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
taking
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite a young girl, modest and ladylike; a little pale and careworn, poor thing, as if her experience of life had its sad side already.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
undertone
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From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
voice
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
way
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The voice was delightfully fresh and sweet, with an undertone of sadness, which made it additionally interesting.
woman's
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From this reading I had just given a porter the necessary directions for taking my portmanteau to Mr. Keller's house, when I heard a woman's voice behind me asking the way to the Poste Restante--or, in our roundabout English phrase, the office of letters to be left till called for.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
Yes
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From this reading Yes! the promise of the voice was abundantly kept by the person.
young
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From this reading I did what most other young men in my place would have done--I looked round directly.
