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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 She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
aim
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
appeared
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
ARSÈNE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
Beautrelet
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From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
big
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
BLONDE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
calmly
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
clearly
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
cockle-shell
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From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
country-house
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
cut
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
distinguished
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
enable
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
enough
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
faintly
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
far
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
fired
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
floor
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
formed
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
going
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
granite
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
gun
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
huge
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
LADY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
letters
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
listened
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From this reading Raymonde listened.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
LUPIN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
medley
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
murky
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
near
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
night
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
noise
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
now
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
park
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
perhaps
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
put
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
Raymonde
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From this reading Raymonde listened.
recesses
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
shoulder
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
sounds
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ARSÈNE LUPIN,” “THE BLONDE LADY,” ETC.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
too
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
twice
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
Two
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
vague
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
walls
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From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
We're
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From this reading She put the gun to her shoulder, calmly took aim and fired Two huge letters, each perhaps a foot long, appeared cut in relief in the granite of the floor “We’re going now.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The noise was repeated twice over, clearly enough to be distinguished from the medley of vague sounds that formed the great silence of the night and yet too faintly to enable her to tell whether it was near or far, within the walls of the big country-house, or outside, among the murky recesses of the park.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of my cockle-shell, Beautrelet?”
