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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 AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
advanced
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
All
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From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
back
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
beard
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
Besnard
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
bushes
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
came
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
carry
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
coming
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From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
Commissaire
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
curved
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
desire
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
discovered
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From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
drive
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
extending
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From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
find
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
Hanaud
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From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
high
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
house
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
jealousy
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
Louis
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
M
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From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
man
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
meet
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
murderersnounUS /ˈmurderers/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
out
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
pointed
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
Police
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
small
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
soldier-like
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
spirit
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
suggestions
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From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
then
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From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
trees
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
trim
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
VILLA
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From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
window
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From this reading It was the man who had looked out from the window, Louis Besnard, the Commissaire of Police.
wish
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From this reading All we wish is that the murderers should be discovered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE VILLA The drive curved between trees and high bushes towards the back of the house, and as the party advanced along it a small, trim, soldier-like man, with a pointed beard, came to meet them.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are coming, then, to help us, M. Hanaud!" he cried, extending his hands.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will find no jealousy here; no spirit amongst us of anything but good will; no desire except one to carry out your suggestions.
