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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 A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
bewilderment
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
Caniper's
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
changed
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
dark
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
disturbed
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From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
down
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
emotion
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
face
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
fainter
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
fancied
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
faster
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
felt
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
going
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
grey
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
grow
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
Helen
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
house
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
hung
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
like
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
Mildred
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
mingling
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
Mr
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From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
new
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
night
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
now
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
old
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
Pinderwell
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From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
puckered
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
restless
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
return
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From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
room
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
slept
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
stairs
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
steps
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
Surely
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From this reading Surely Mr. Pinderwell must be disturbed by it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the night of Mildred Caniper's return, Helen felt that the house had changed.
too
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
uneasily
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
unmistakable
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From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
up
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From this reading She fancied his grey old face puckered in bewilderment and his steps going faster up and down the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
woke
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From this reading Helen, too, was restless, and having slept uneasily, she woke in the dark of the night.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A new emotion was mingling with the rest, and it was as unmistakable as a scent, and like a scent, it would grow fainter, but now it hung in every room and on the stairs.
