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advisable
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
all
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
armed
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The nearest gendarmes were at Ausone.
Ausone
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From this reading The nearest gendarmes were at Ausone.
back
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
bolts
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
chambermaid
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
cook
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
defenses
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
door
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
followed
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
front
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
fusillade
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From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
garden
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From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
gendarmes
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From this reading The nearest gendarmes were at Ausone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
Halkett
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
hallway
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
heard
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From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
iron
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
kitchen
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
Linette
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
Magda
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
nearest
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From this reading The nearest gendarmes were at Ausone.
neighborhood
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
noisy
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From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
pantry
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
Philippa
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
quarry
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
rapidly
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
rendering
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
secured
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
shot
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
steel
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
telephone
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
then
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had heard the noisy fusillade in the garden.
thick
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From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
three
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
waitress
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From this reading Linette, the chambermaid and waitress, and Magda, the cook, had followed Halkett and Philippa from the pantry through the kitchen to the front hallway.
Warner
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From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The nearest gendarmes were at Ausone.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Warner shot all three bolts, then passed rapidly through the kitchen to the front door and secured it, while Halkett went to the telephone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The back door was iron, armed with thick steel bolts; the neighborhood of the quarry rendering such defenses advisable.
