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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 When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
alarm
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From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
awoke
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
bed
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
breakfast
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
calling
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
certain
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
considerately
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
deep
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
disturb
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
door
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
Dot
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
dressing
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
entering
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From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
experienced
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
fact
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From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
father
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
few
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
filled
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From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
first
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From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
fitful
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
found
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From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
heard
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
hour
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
hours
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
hurried
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
kitchen
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From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
late
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
morning
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
next
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
nine
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
o'clock
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
out
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
ran
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
rapped
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
rather
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
reply
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
sleep
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From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
sprang
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
then
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From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
waiting
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From this reading She sprang out of bed and hurried through her dressing, certain that her father was considerately waiting his breakfast rather than disturb her, late though the hour was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Dot awoke next morning, after a fitful few hours’ sleep, it was nine o’clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This fact at first astonished, then filled her with alarm.
yawn
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From this reading She ran to his door and rapped sharply, calling him, and experienced a feeling of deep relief when she heard him yawn out a reply.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But upon entering the kitchen, she found that he had not yet been about.
