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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 At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
angles
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From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
branches
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From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
chapel
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
chose
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
cobwebs
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
Dick
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From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
dirty
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From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
door
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
doubt
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
echoed
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
echoing
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
end
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
flooring
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
footsteps
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
heard
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
Heavy
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
hollow
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
hung
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
hurried
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
Joanna
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From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
lightest
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
man
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
narrow
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From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
now
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From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
other
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
pair
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
partly
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
paved
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
random
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From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
roof
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
there
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From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
tread
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From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
two
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From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Heavy cobwebs hung from the roof; and the paved flooring echoed hollow under the lightest tread.
unlocking
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From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beyond the door there were two branches, at right angles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The passage in which Dick and Joanna now found themselves was narrow, dirty, and short.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick chose one of them at random, and the pair hurried, with echoing footsteps, along the hollow of the chapel roof.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading At the other end of it, a door stood partly open; the same door, without doubt, that they had heard the man unlocking.
