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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 Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
arrived
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
betimes
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From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
BUBBLE
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
BURSTS
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
called
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
Carlo
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From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
celebrate
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
champagne
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
chastening
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From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
Complacent
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
down
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
drinks
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
failing
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
Franz
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friends
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
got
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
headache
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From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
Holmes
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
hotel
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
like
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
man
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
means
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
Monte
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From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
more
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
Mr
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
Nice
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
night
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
off
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
once
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
one's
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
other
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
own
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
pigeons
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
plucking
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
prepares
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
quarters
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
retiring
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
safely
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
sat
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
saw
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
seat
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
shared
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
snug
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
thus
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
Tis
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From this reading ’Tis thus one prepares one’s pigeons for the plucking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
train
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From this reading THE BUBBLE BURSTS Complacent Mr Holmes saw him safely off by the last train to Nice, before retiring for the night to his own snug quarters.
victory
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
waiter
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From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning, he was over again at Monte Carlo betimes, though with a chastening headache.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
win
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From this reading He got a seat at once, and sat down to it like a man who means to win a fortune.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Franz arrived at the hotel, he called for more champagne, to celebrate his victory; and, failing other friends, shared drinks with the waiter.
