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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 wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
brown
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
chamber
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
corridor
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
door
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From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
down
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
dress
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
end
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eyes
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
felt
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From this reading She felt herself rebuked.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
Fulham
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
gazing
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
guest
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
hall
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
hastened
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
hastening
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She felt herself rebuked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
Honora
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
Honora's
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hour
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
house
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From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
later
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
lay
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
mountain
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
opened
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From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
plain
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
ready
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
rebuked
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From this reading She felt herself rebuked.
room
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
saw
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
service
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt herself rebuked.
sitting
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solemn
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
speak
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
stepped
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From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
study
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
threshold
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From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the door for her and she stepped for the first time across the threshold of his house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
uniformed
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
upper
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
Wander
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From this reading * * * * * Half an hour later, Wander, sitting in his study at the end of the upper hall, saw his guest hastening toward Honora's room.
ward
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
wide-staring
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From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not speak to him, but hastened down the corridor and let herself into that solemn chamber where Honora Fulham lay with wide-staring eyes gazing mountain ward.
wore
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From this reading She wore a plain brown house dress and looked uniformed and ready for service.
