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adjoining
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
All
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
arm
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
assisted
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Audrey
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tremendous feats had been performed.
begun
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
Charing
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
control
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
Cross
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Drivers
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
earlier
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
entered
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
feats
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From this reading Tremendous feats had been performed.
five
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
floor
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Foley
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
followed
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
Gardens
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tremendous feats had been performed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
Hotel
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
hours
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
house
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Ingate
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
JANE
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
less
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
living-room
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
loiterers
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
luggage
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
lying
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
minutes
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
Miss
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
Moncreiff
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Nick
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
now
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Paget
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
past
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
performed
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From this reading Tremendous feats had been performed.
rooms
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From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
said
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
see
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
sheeted
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
slung
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
strict
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
Susan
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
taciturn
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From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the Moncreiff and Ingate luggage, less than two hours earlier lying at the Charing Cross Hotel, was now in two adjoining rooms on the third floor of the great house in Paget Gardens.
Tremendous
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From this reading Tremendous feats had been performed.
two
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From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Drivers and loiterers had assisted, under the strict and taciturn control of Susan Foley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
We've
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From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was two minutes past five, and Miss Ingate and Audrey, followed by Nick with her slung arm, entered the sheeted living-room.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading JANE "We've begun, ye see," said Susan Foley.
