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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 found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
apartment
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
arranged
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
Audley
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
bespeak
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
canaries
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
chair
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
chance
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
cigar-box
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
Court
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
departure
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
displaced
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
early
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
Figtree
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
finding
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
following
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
fountain
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
Gardens
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
George
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
hope
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
laundress
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
letter
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
lid
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
lifted
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
lingering
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
mantelpieces
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
men
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
MISSING
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From this reading STILL MISSING.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
much
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
night
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From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
presence
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
pretty
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
prim
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
Robert
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
room
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
rooms
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
searched
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
September
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
singing
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
slept
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
some
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
Southampton
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From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
sparkled
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
started
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From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
STILLnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL MISSING.
sunlight
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
tables
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From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
Talboys
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
Temple
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From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He may have slept here last night, and started for Southampton early this morning," he thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
two
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The September sunlight sparkled upon the fountain in the Temple Gardens when Robert Audley returned to Figtree Court early the following morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a last, lingering hope, he searched upon the mantelpieces and tables of his rooms, on the chance of finding some letter left by George.
young
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From this reading He found the canaries singing in the pretty little room in which George had slept, but the apartment was in the same prim order in which the laundress had arranged it after the departure of the two young mennot a chair displaced, or so much as the lid of a cigar-box lifted, to bespeak the presence of George Talboys.
