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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 Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
according
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
account
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
agent
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
apprehend
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
Ashton-Kirk
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
circumstantial
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
commented
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
communications
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
contain
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
contained
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
Dr
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
drawings
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
Eastbury
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
end
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
enterprising
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
entire
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
following
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
front
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
gone
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
happenings
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
immersed
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
Karkowsky
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
lodgings
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
made
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
matter
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
METHYLENE
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
missing
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
Morse
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
Much
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
murder
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
newspaper
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
newspapers
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
page
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
pictures
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
police
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
policy
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
reproductions
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
said
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
sat
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
Sharsdale
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From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
shown
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
solution
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From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
spirit
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
STAIN
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
Star
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
study
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From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE METHYLENE STAIN The following morning the secret agent sat in his study immersed in the newspapers.
thereon
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From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
three
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each contained a circumstantial account of the murder of Dr. Morse, and each, according to its policy, commented thereon.
true
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
Warwick
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Much was made of the mysterious happenings at Sharsdale and the equally mysterious communications at Eastbury; the police had gone to apprehend Karkowsky at his lodgings, but he was missing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The pictures," said this newspaper, "will in the end be found to contain the solution of the entire matter.
young
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From this reading The _Star_, true to its enterprising spirit, contained front page reproductions of the three drawings which young Warwick had shown Ashton-Kirk.
