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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 Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
afterward
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
applied
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
Brood
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
came
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From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
closely
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
distinct
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
Dr
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From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
epoch
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
experience
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
fretfully
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
Hodder
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From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
hour
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
Hours
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
how
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
incident
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
interim
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
like
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
measure
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
memorable
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
men
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From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
Much
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
Murder
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
newspaper
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From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
occurred
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
old
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
out
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
overfull
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
protested
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From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
realising
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
refused
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From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
room
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
said
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
sat
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
saying
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
secrecy
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From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
see
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From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
seem
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
separate
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
situation
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
tragedy
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From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
transpired
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
trite
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From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
vital
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hours afterward Brood sat alone in the room where the tragedy occurred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had refused to see the newspaper men who came.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Murder will out,” he had said fretfully, little realising how closely the trite old saying applied to the situation.
wisely
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From this reading Dr Hodder wisely had protested against secrecy.
years
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From this reading Much had transpired in the interim to make those hours seem like separate and distinct years to him, each hour an epoch in which a vital and memorable incident had been added to his already overfull measure of experience.
