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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 It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
APARTMENT
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
April
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
back
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
bell
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
couch
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
earth
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From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
enough
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
half-asleep
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
jump
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
Lanes
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
Max's
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middle
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
moved
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From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
notice
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
once
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
OVERFLOWS
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
rang
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
reluctantly
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From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
roused
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
rung
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
Sally
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
speaking
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
telephone
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From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APARTMENT OVERFLOWS The telephone bell in the Lanes' apartment rang sharply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She moved reluctantly toward it.
urgently
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
voice
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From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
warm
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From this reading It had rung once before, but Sally, half-asleep on the couch in the middle of a warm April morning, had not roused enough to notice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Max's voice speaking urgently brought her back to her senses with a jump.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sally, where on earth are you?