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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 THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
addressed
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
Alvarez
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
any
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
AROUSED
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
BEAUTY
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
cannot
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
child
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
CLUE
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
detective
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
dollars
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
engaged
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
entered
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
few
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
financially
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
finding
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
give
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
hundred
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
immediately
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
INCIDENT
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INTEREST
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
Jack
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
job
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
kind-hearted
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
language
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
large
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
lost
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
man
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
MISSING
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
moment
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From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
NARRATIVE
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
occurred
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
offer
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
office
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
OLD
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
POSSIBILITIES
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
reward
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
said
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From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
SAMEnounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
seated
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
special
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
STARTLING
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
successful
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
SUGGESTIONS
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
then
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From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
veiled
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
very
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From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
visitor
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From this reading He looked the visitor over a moment and then said:
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
well-to-do
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From this reading The detective was a kind-hearted man, well-to-do financially, and as it occurred not immediately engaged on any special job.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
WIDOW'S
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From this reading THE SAME OLD INCIDENT OF A MISSING BEAUTY--A WIDOW'S NARRATIVE--AN AROUSED INTEREST--THE POSSIBILITIES IN A NAME--STARTLING SUGGESTIONS--WAS IT A CLUE.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
woman
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From this reading Jack Alvarez, the detective, was seated in his office when a veiled woman entered and addressed him in the language with which we open our narrative.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Alvarez, I am very poor; I cannot offer you a large reward, but I have saved a few hundred dollars, and those I will give you if you are successful in finding my lost child."
