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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 A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
aside
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
billiard-room
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
book
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
cellar
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
clock
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
cooling
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
corridor
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
cracks
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
crept
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
died
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
door
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
down
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
drawing-room
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
feet
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
fires
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
garret
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
grates
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
head
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From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
house
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
laid
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
library
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
light
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
listened
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
main
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
moment
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
more
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From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
narrow
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
nursery
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
once
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From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
opened
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
read
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
regnant
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
rose
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
saw
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
sinking
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
smoking-room
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
softly
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
sound
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
stair
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From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
stealthy
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
stepped
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From this reading In the regnant silence she rose, laid aside her book, softly opened the door, and stepped as softly into the narrow passage.
stole
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
then
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
there
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From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
ticking
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
tinkling
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From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
tiptoe
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
two
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From this reading A moment or two she listened, then stole on tiptoe to the main corridor, and again listened.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She read until every sound had died in the house, every sound from garret to cellar, except the ticking of clock, and the tinkling cracks of sinking fires and cooling grates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went next to the head of the great stair, and once more stood and listened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she crept down to the drawing-room, saw that there was no light in the library, billiard-room, or smoking-room, and with stealthy feet returned to the nursery.
