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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
appear
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From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
BoundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
came
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
confessed
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From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
detective
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
disturbed
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From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
employed
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
engaged
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
enough
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From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
extinction
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
force
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
full
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
Gang
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
go
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From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
Hotel
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
illusions
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
KING
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
knew
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
London
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From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
LOVE
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
lunching
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
Maisie
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
man
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
out
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From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
Palatine
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
report
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
services
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
STAFFORD
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
StrangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strangely enough, she did not appear to be disturbed, as she confessed to Stafford King.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
thoughtful
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
together
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
unusually
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From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
watch
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From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were lunching together at the Hotel Palatine and the detective was unusually thoughtful.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
White
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From this reading THE LOVE OF STAFFORD KING Maisie White had no illusions.
Why
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From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the report came to her that the detective she had employed had passed his services over to the man he was engaged to watch, she knew that the full force of the Boundary Gang would be employed to her extinction.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you go out of London?" he asked.
