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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 Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
ajar
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From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
astonishment
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
beheld
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
bring
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
cake
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
car
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading May I come in?'
day's
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
disturbing
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
door
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From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
hope
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
house
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I come in?'
I'm
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading May I come in?'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
like
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
luncheon-basket
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
man
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I come in?'
Mrs
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
Nelly
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
opened
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From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
packing
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
permission
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
sandwiches
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
Sarratt
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
Saturday
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
sitting-room
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
sketching
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
slightly
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From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
small
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
smiling
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
spoke
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
table
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
tall
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
Then
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From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
threshold
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
up
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From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
very
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From this reading She beheld a very tall man standing smiling on the threshold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
way
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From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then she went to the door which was slightly ajar, and opened it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nelly Sarratt, who was standing beside the table in the sitting-room, packing a small luncheon-basket with sandwiches and cake, looked up in astonishment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Sarratt--but I was on my way for a day's sketching, and as my car passed your house, I thought I would like to bring you, myself, the permission which I spoke of on Saturday.
