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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 Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
abode
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
admitted
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
alighted
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
All
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From this reading "All right.
amiss
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
cheeks
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
company
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
evening
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
examining
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
eyes
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
face
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
Franks
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
friend
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From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
Gate
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
hard-set
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
heavy
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
Hill
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
learnt
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
light
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
Norbert
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
Notting
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
o'clock
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
rain
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
received
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From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right.
said
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
satisfaction
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
saw
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
servant
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
studio
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
sunken
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From this reading "Nothing amiss?" said Franks, examining the hard-set face, with its heavy eyes, and cheeks sunken.
surprise
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From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
ten
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
train
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
unexpectedly
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From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
walked
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
Warburton
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From this reading Toward ten o'clock that evening, Warburton alighted from a train at Notting Hill Gate, and walked through heavy rain to the abode of Norbert Franks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His friend received him with surprise, so long was it since Warburton had looked in unexpectedly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
window
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From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With satisfaction, he saw the light at the great window of his studio, and learnt from the servant who admitted him that Franks had no company.
