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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 As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
always
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
chambers
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
cigar
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
confidence
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
existed
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
father
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
fire
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
friend's
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
Jessop
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
JESSOP'S
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From this reading JESSOP’S SUGGESTION.
keep
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
Laurence
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
longer
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
marriage
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
MR
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From this reading MR.
Mrs
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
name
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
person
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
post-midnight
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
preferred
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
sat
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
smoking
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
stick
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
SUGGESTION
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From this reading JESSOP’S SUGGESTION.
taken
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
told
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From this reading As he sat smoking a post-midnight cigar over the fire in his friend’s chambers, he told him that Mrs. Wynne no longer existed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
West
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
whole
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
wished
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
world
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From this reading She preferred to stick to her name of West, and wished to keep her marriage a secret always from--not alone her father, but the whole world.
Wynne
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From this reading Laurence Wynne had taken but one person into his confidence, and that was Mr. Jessop.
