Chapter XII
CHAPTER TEN THE PHONE CALL FROM NOWHERE “Somebody groaning!” gasped Miss Cornelia. “It’s horrible!” The detective stepped up and took the receiver from her. He listened anxiously for a moment. “I don’t hear anything,” he said.
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CHAPTER
TEN
THE
PHONE
CALL
FROM
NOWHERE
“Somebody
groaning!”
gasped
Miss
Cornelia.
“It’s
horrible!”
The
detective
stepped
up
and
took
the
receiver
from
her.
He
listened
anxiously
for
a
moment.
“I
don’t
hear
anything,”
he
said.
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Line 1
CHAPTER
TEN
THE
PHONE
CALL
FROM
NOWHERE
“Somebody
groaning!”
gasped
Miss
Cornelia.
Line 2
“It’s
horrible!”
Line 3
The
detective
stepped
up
and
took
the
receiver
from
her.
Line 4
He
listened
anxiously
for
a
moment.
Line 5
“I
don’t
hear
anything,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““I don’t hear anything,” he said.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don’t hear anything,” he said.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “CHAPTER TEN THE PHONE CALL FROM NOWHERE “Somebody groaning!” gasped Miss Cornelia.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The detective stepped up and took the receiver from her.”
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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 He listened anxiously for a moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detective stepped up and took the receiver from her.
anxiously
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t hear anything,” he said.
CALL
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CHAPTER
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Cornelia
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detective
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don't
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He listened anxiously for a moment.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gasped
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groaning
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened anxiously for a moment.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t hear anything,” he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The detective stepped up and took the receiver from her.
horrible
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t hear anything,” he said.
It's
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listened
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Miss
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moment
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NOWHERE
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PHONE
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receiver
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said
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SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading CHAPTER TEN THE PHONE CALL FROM NOWHERE “Somebody groaning!” gasped Miss Cornelia.
stepped
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TEN
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHAPTER TEN THE PHONE CALL FROM NOWHERE “Somebody groaning!” gasped Miss Cornelia.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The detective stepped up and took the receiver from her.
up
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