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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 For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
Adah
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
Alice
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
anxiously
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
arrived
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From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
Bank
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From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
Cincinnati
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
closely
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
destination
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
detained
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
earnestly
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
evening
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
eyeing
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
face
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
faith
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
fled
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
Hugh
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
knowledge
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
late
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
Lina
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
man
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
marriage
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
meet
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
met
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
moment
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
noticed
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
perfect
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
reach
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
Richards
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From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
room
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
scarcely
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
scrutinized
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
sound
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
Spring
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From this reading Dr. Richards had arrived at Spring Bank.
stranger
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
stranger's
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
suspicion
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
then
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From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment Hugh scrutinized the stranger’s face earnestly, and then asked if they had never met before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
too
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
voice
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
waiting
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From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hugh was the first to meet him, for Alice had retired, and ’Lina had fled from the room at the first sound of the voice she had been so anxiously waiting for.
Wednesday
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From this reading He, too, had been detained in Cincinnati, and did not reach his destination until late on Wednesday evening.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
witness
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From this reading “Not to my knowledge,” the doctor replied in perfect good faith, for he had no suspicion that the man eyeing him so closely was the one witness of his marriage with Adah, the stranger whom he scarcely noticed, and whose name he had forgotten.
