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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 Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
alarm
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
all
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
Betty
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
blurred
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
caution
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
confronted
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considered
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
contingency
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
curtains
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
difficulty
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
door
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
encountered
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
floor
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
gain
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
given
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
guarded
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
haste
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
house
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
how
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
knew
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
lighted
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
located
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
locked
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
lost
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
lower
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
made
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
moving
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
music
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
night
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
obey
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
presuppose
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
re-entrance
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
reached
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
remote
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
room
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
rounds
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
safety
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
shadows
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
side
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
Tables
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
there
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
too
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
Turned
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
unfastened
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
unforeseen
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From this reading _Turned Tables._ Betty reached the house in safety but there an unforeseen difficulty confronted her.
up
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
Welch
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From this reading In her haste to obey the summons, she had given no thought as to how she might gain re-entrance, if Welch had made his rounds and locked up for the night.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
window
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From this reading Even that would presuppose a window or door left unfastened and that was a contingency too remote to be considered.
windows
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From this reading The lower floor was still lighted and moving shadows blurred against the curtains of the windows as she skirted the side of the house on which the music room was located.
wires
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From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew with what caution the house was guarded and if she encountered one of the alarm wires all would be lost.
