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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
back
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
became
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From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
bedroom
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
came
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campaign
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coolness
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
countrified
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
crept
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crunch
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drawing-room
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
Easily
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
Ermolai
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extraordinary
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
far
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flitting
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From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
footsteps
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
grasped
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
gravel
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
importance
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
intelligent
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
Koupriane
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
letting
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
lodge
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
made
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
man
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
motionless
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From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
mounted
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naturally
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
normally
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
now
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
path
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
paused
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
plan
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From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
remark
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
Rouletabille
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
shadows
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From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
steps
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
then
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
there
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From this reading The flitting shadows there suddenly became motionless.
threshold
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
up
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From this reading Ermolai crept back as far as the lodge, and then came quite normally up the path, letting the gravel crunch under his countrified footsteps.
upstairs
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
veranda
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From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
watched
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Easily and naturally he mounted the veranda steps, paused at the threshold of the drawing-room, made the remark he had been told to make, and went upstairs.
windows
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From this reading Koupriane and Rouletabille now watched the bedroom windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was an intelligent man, and grasped with extraordinary coolness the importance of the plan of campaign.
