01from room to room
adverbial phrase/frəm rum tu rum/
moving between rooms
a door shutting. from room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here,
02making sure
verb phrase/ˈmeɪkɪŋ ʃʊr/
checking carefully
here, opening there, making sure-a ghostly couple. "here we left it,"
03ghostly couple
noun phrase/ˈɡoʊstli ˈkʌpəl/
a pair that seems like spirits
there, making sure-a ghostly couple. "here we left it," she said. and
04upstairs
adverb/ʌpˈstɛrz/
on a higher floor
here too!" "it's upstairs," she murmured. "and in the garden,"
05garden
noun/ˈɡɑrdən/
an area where plants grow
"and in the garden," he whispered "quietly," they said, "or
06quietly
adverb/ˈkwaɪətli/
without making much noise
garden," he whispered "quietly," they said, "or we shall wake
07looking for
phrasal verb/ˈlʊkɪŋ fɔr/
trying to find
oh, no. "they're looking for it; they're drawing the curtain," one might
08curtain
noun/ˈkɜrtən/
cloth that covers a window
they're drawing the curtain," one might say, and so read
09read on
phrasal verb/riːd ɑn/
continue reading
say, and so read on a page or two. "now they've found
10certain
adjective/ˈsɜrtən/
sure
one would be certain, stopping the pencil on the margin. and
11pencil
noun/ˈpɛnsəl/
a tool for writing
certain, stopping the pencil on the margin. and then, tired of
12margin
noun/ˈmɑrdʒɪn/
the blank edge of a page
pencil on the margin. and then, tired of reading, one might
13tired
adjective/ˈtaɪərd/
needing rest
margin. and then, tired of reading, one might rise and see