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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 Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
apparently
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From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
arm
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
cap
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
card
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From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
disguised
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
Dulcie's
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
enjoining
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
entrance
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
eyes
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
hand
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
linking
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
made
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
moment
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From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
motion
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
partly
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
presently
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From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
Roland
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
room
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From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
saloon
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
slowly
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
small
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From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
spoke
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From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "THAT WOMAN!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I walked beside them, but for the moment nobody spoke.
Then
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
walked
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From this reading Then, linking Dulcie's arm in his, he walked slowly towards the saloon entrance.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We presently found ourselves in a small, deserted room, apparently a card room.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Roland, whose appearance the cap pulled over his eyes had partly disguised, made a motion with his hand, enjoining silence.
WOMAN
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From this reading "THAT WOMAN!"