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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 VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
benevolently
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From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
brow
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
certain
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
Christine
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
curious
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
direct
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
doorway
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
drawing-room
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
face
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
flat
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
G
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
glanced
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
invitation
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
it's
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
J
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
kind
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
kissed
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
lighted
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
looking
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
murmured
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
mysteriously
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
nicely
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From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
observant
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
preoccupation
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
puckered
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
raised
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
said
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From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
saying
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From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
there
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
things
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
thrilled
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
vehemently
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
veil
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
very
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
VISIT
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From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
waiting
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From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
way
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From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The way in which she raised her veil and raised her face, mysteriously glanced at him, puckered her kind brow--these things thrilled him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VISIT In the doorway of his flat Christine kissed G.J. vehemently, but with a certain preoccupation; she was looking about her, very curious.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I suppose it's through here," she murmured; and without waiting for an invitation she passed direct into the lighted drawing-room and stood there, observant.
wouldn't
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From this reading She said it nicely, even benevolently; nevertheless he seemed to hear her saying: "You are quite alone, or, of course, you wouldn't have let me come."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said: "You are quite alone, of course."
