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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 He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
acquaintance
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
attract
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From this reading He was a man likely to attract such a woman.
back
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
ball
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
blind
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
brought
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
chink
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
dark
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
DEAD
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
Denyer
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
Elroy
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
Fletcher
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
friends
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
handsome
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
HE'S
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
Hector
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Denyer lived mainly on his wits.
Hotel
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
large
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
Lenise
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
likely
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From this reading He was a man likely to attract such a woman.
lived
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From this reading Denyer lived mainly on his wits.
London
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
looked
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
made
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
mainly
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From this reading Denyer lived mainly on his wits.
man
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
Mrs
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
put
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
saw
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
shoulders
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
some
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was a man likely to attract such a woman.
supping
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
ten
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
THINK
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
Torbay
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
two
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
wits
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From this reading Denyer lived mainly on his wits.
woman
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From this reading He was a man likely to attract such a woman.
Woodridge
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From this reading "I THINK HE'S DEAD" It was Lenise Elroy who was supping at the Torbay Hotel when Hector Woodridge looked through the chink in the blind and saw her with her friends.
wrap
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From this reading The man who brought her the wrap to put on her shoulders was Fletcher Denyer.
years
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
younger
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From this reading He was a dark, handsome man, about ten years younger than Mrs. Elroy, and made her acquaintance some two years back at a ball at a large London hotel.
