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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 "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
acrimony
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From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
all
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
angrily
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
attention
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From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
broad
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
burst
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
chauffeur
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
comfortable
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
conservatory
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
disturb
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
Eames
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
ear
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
face
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
failed
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
fat
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
find
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
hall-table
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
heat
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
housekeeper
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
housekeeper's
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
Japanese
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
just
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
key
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
large
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
lost
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
lubricant
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
Lyster's
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
magnetos
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
missing
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
moist
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
Mr
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
Mrs
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
note
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
other
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From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
pencils
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
poured
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
proceeded
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
read
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From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
rebuked
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From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
receptive
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
remarking
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
Richards
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
room
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
Sir
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
Someone's
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
staircase
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
story
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
Sunday
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
taken
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From this reading "Someone's taken the pencils from all the magnetos," he shouted angrily, his face moist with heat and lubricant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
things
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
too
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
Towers
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
two
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
unceremoniously
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
valet
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
voice
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From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
Walters
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From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this a Sunday too," the housekeeper was just remarking, in a fat, comfortable voice, when Richards, the chauffeur, burst unceremoniously into the room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I When Mr. Walters descended the broad staircase of The Towers on the Sunday morning he found two things to disturb him--Sir Lyster's note on the hall-table, and the Japanese valet "lost" in the conservatory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He read the one with attention, and rebuked the other with acrimony.
woes
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From this reading Having failed to find the missing key himself, he proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and poured into the large and receptive ear of Mrs. Eames the story of his woes.
