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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 "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
assurance
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
astonishment
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
called
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
chair
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "Sir Simon Tedder!"
convinced
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
covered
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
display
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
door
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
EVIDENCE
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "Sir Simon Tedder!"
experiment
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
face
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
faltered
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
far
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
felt
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
fingers
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
Herries
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
house
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From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
Inspector
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
jam
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made
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From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
millionaire
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near
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
nerveless
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
official
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
out
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From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
picklesnounUS /ˈpickles/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
proved
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
red-faced
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
relaxed
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
seeing
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
shameful
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
shortsighted
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
Simon
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "Sir Simon Tedder!"
sinking
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
Sir
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "Sir Simon Tedder!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
stiffness
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
successful
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
Tarhaven
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From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
tears
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
Tedder
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From this reading CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE "Sir Simon Tedder!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
Trent
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From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
trickling
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From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inspector Trent--as the red-faced official was called--relaxed his stiffness, so far as to display astonishment.
weakly
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The millionaire, who made his fortune out of jam and pickles; who has a house at Tarhaven?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trent, seeing tears trickling between the nerveless fingers, felt convinced, with the assurance of the shortsighted, that his experiment had proved successful.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes!" faltered Herries weakly, and sinking into a chair near the door, he covered his shameful face.
