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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 "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
ARM
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
COINCIDENCE
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
companion
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From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
dark
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Madge did as she was told.
door
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
Ella
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
flurried
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From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
friend
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From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
Go
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
hastened
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
hat
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
Jack
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From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
Madge
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From this reading Madge did as she was told.
Martyn
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From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
off
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was dark in the passage, and Madge was a little flurried.
persons
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From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
referring
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From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
room
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
said
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
There
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From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This," said Jack, referring to his companion, "is a friend of mine."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madge did as she was told.
two
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From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
upstairs
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From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madge did as she was told.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two persons at the door--Jack Martyn and another.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE LONG ARM OF COINCIDENCE "Go," said Ella, as she hastened from the room, "and open the door, while I go upstairs and take my hat off."