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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 Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
absent
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
acquiesced
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From this reading Grace acquiesced, went in, and sat down close to the door.
admitted
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From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
always
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
approached
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From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
believing
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
close
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From this reading Grace acquiesced, went in, and sat down close to the door.
doctor's
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
door
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
down
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From this reading Grace acquiesced, went in, and sat down close to the door.
enter
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
errand
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
farmer's
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From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
few
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
find
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
Fitzpiers
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
glanced
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
go
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
Grace
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From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
heard
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From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
house
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From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
housewife
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
imagining
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
kept
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From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
knock
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
Melbury
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
minutes
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
Miss
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
nature
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
Opening
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
premises
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
reason
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
room
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
sat
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From this reading Grace acquiesced, went in, and sat down close to the door.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
soft
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
softer
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
somewhere
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
strange
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
to-day
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From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Her knock, always soft in virtue of her nature, was softer to-day by reason of her strange errand.
wait
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From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was at this time that Grace approached the house.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grace acquiesced, went in, and sat down close to the door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Opening the door of the doctor’s room the housewife glanced in, and imagining Fitzpiers absent, asked Miss Melbury to enter and wait a few minutes while she should go and find him, believing him to be somewhere on the premises.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
wife
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From this reading However, it was heard by the farmer’s wife who kept the house, and Grace was admitted.
