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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 THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
adequate
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
afforded
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roof, as he had already noted, was vaulted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The roof, as he had already noted, was vaulted.
beading
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
Beale
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
beam
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
careful
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
carried
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
cellar
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
centre
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
charged
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
cigar-lighter
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
darkness
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
doors
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
FACTORY
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
feet
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
fortunately
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
Glaum
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
GREEN
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
height
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
Hilda
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
led
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
locked
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
means
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
minutes
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
note
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
noted
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From this reading The roof, as he had already noted, was vaulted.
Now
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
petrol
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
pockets
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
ran
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
roof
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From this reading The roof, as he had already noted, was vaulted.
RUST
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
saw
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
search
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
seven
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
silver
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
space
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
spent
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
Stanford
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
strip
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From this reading Now he saw that along the centre ran a strip of beading.
surroundings
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From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
ten
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
then
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
thoughtful
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
three
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From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
two
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
vaulted
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From this reading The roof, as he had already noted, was vaulted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE GREEN RUST FACTORY Stanford Beale spent a thoughtful three minutes in the darkness of the cellar passage to which Hilda Glaum had led him and then he began a careful search of his pockets.
width
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From this reading The space between the two locked doors was ten feet, the width of the passage three, the height about seven feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He carried a little silver cigar-lighter, which had fortunately been charged with petrol that afternoon, and this afforded him a beam of adequate means to take note of his surroundings.
