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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 Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
admit
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
affected
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From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
appeared
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
back
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
bar
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
Bess
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
brief
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
dazzled
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From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
devote
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
door
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
drawn
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
enough
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
eyes
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From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
far
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
Henrietta
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From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
hoot
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
interval
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
key
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
keyhole
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
knocked
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
light
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From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
listening
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
moment
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From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
only
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From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
opened
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
owl's
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
person
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
Presently
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
pushing
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From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
saw
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From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
slid
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From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
stooping
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
threshold
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From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
turned
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From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
twice
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From this reading Bess knocked twice, and, stooping to the keyhole, repeated the owl’s hoot.
two
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From this reading The two slid in, Bess pushing Henrietta before her.
unpleasantly
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From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor was it her eyes only that were unpleasantly affected.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The moment she had passed the threshold Henrietta stood, dazzled by the light and bewildered by what she saw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Presently a bar was drawn back, and after a brief interval, which those within appeared to devote to listening, the key was turned, and the door was opened far enough to admit one person at a time.
