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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 Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
all
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
apparently
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
ask
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
back
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
Brown
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
confess
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
desk
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
detective
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
Driving
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
elegant
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
entrance
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
go
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
going
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
heavily
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
hostage
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
Ivan
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From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
like
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
lunatic
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
made
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
master
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
moment
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
now
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
occupied
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
paused
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
run
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
rushed
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
sacrifice
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
said
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
sat
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
Scar
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From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
sprang
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From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
stillness
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
study
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
then
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
there
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
together
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
too
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
turbulent
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From this reading The great detective sat at his desk apparently too occupied to hear their turbulent entrance.
unhappy
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
up
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From this reading Ivan of the Scar sprang up.
upright
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From this reading They paused a moment, and then something in the look of that upright and elegant back made the doctor run forward suddenly.
Valentin's
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From this reading Driving the unhappy Brown before them like a hostage or sacrifice, they rushed together into the sudden stillness of Valentin’s study.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
Why
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
yelled
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
you'll
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From this reading “You lunatic,” he yelled; “you’ll go to my master now, if I take you by--” “Why, I was going there,” said Brown heavily; “I must ask him to confess, and all that.”
