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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 One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
access
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
always
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
angle
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
asleep
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
bed
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
bedroom
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On one side the house rose straight beside it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
Charlie
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
Charlie's
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
described
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
elsewhere
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
events
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
flats
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
formed
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
fortnight
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
higher
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
house
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On one side the house rose straight beside it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
jutting
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
lieutenants
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
men
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
night
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From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
obtained
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
occupied
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night, a fortnight after the events which have been described, Charlie was asleep on his bed, on the flats above his room.
out
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
pains
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
place
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
rely
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
room
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
rooms
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
rose
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From this reading On one side the house rose straight beside it.
sentries
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
side
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From this reading On one side the house rose straight beside it.
stories
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
straight
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From this reading On one side the house rose straight beside it.
suite
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
terrace
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
thoroughly
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From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
two
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
wall
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From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house, of which the bedroom occupied by Charlie formed part, was elsewhere two stories higher; this room jutting out, alone, into the angle of the wall.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Charlie's lieutenants always took pains to place men upon whom they could thoroughly rely as sentries, on this terrace.
window
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From this reading The rest of the suite of rooms were in the house itself, but access could be obtained to this room through the window, which looked on to the terrace of the wall.
