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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 Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
accursed
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
all
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
any
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
away
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
cottage
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
country
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
days
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
doctor's
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
dogs
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
doing
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
down
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
elapsed
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
exactly
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
expected
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
eye
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
ghost
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
gone
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
horrible
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
Inwardly
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
Jenkins
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
kept
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
laboratory
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
leave
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
longing
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
man
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
master
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
minute
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
moved
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
now
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From this reading His work was all done there now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
return
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
sent
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
silent
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
silently
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From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
Six
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From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
spot
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
suffering
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From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
there
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From this reading His work was all done there now.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
three
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
train
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From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Inwardly he was longing for it all to be over, longing to leave this accursed spot where he had gone through such horrible suffering.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had sent the three dogs down into the country by train to the man who kept an eye on his little cottage while he was away and who would look after them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Six days had elapsed and the laboratory still stood silent without a master.
work
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From this reading His work was all done there now.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jenkins moved about in it silently as a ghost, doing everything exactly as he would have done had he expected the doctor’s return any minute.
