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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 Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
anxious
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
arrest
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
aunt
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
came
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
cloak
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
crossing
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
desk
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
door
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
eyes
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
given
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
hat
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
heard
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
key
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
knew
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
listened
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
lock
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
more
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
Nina
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
note
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
old
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
once
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
out
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
own
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
papers
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
parlour
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
pocket
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
put
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
quickly
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
ran
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
resolved
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
room
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
round
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
seeing
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From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
Sophie
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
Souchey
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From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
square
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
Then
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
there
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round the room with anxious eyes, and seeing her desk, she took the key from her pocket and put it into the lock.
turn
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From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
untouched
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From this reading Then there came a thought into her mind as to the papers; but she resolved that the thought need not arrest her, and she left the key in the lock with the papers untouched.
up
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From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She heard him turn the lock below, and heard his step out in the courtyard, and listened till she knew that he was crossing the square.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Souchey left the room with the note, Nina went to the door and listened.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Then she ran quickly up to her own room, put on her hat and her old worn cloak--the cloak which aunt Sophie had given her--and returned once more into the parlour.
