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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 Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
aid
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
appeared
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
arrived
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
aside
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
Beatrice
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From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
book
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
buff
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
burst
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From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
Buy
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
cabriolet
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
corduroy
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
Curzon
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
di
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
door
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
drawing-room
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From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
elderly
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
engaged
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
examining
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
Frank
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
furniture
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
gave
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
glance
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
hat
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From this reading The thin man stared at Frank, and touched the hat which was on his head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
head
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From this reading The thin man stared at Frank, and touched the hat which was on his head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
inventory
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
knocked
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
leaped
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
Madame
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
making
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
man
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
Negra's
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thin man stared at Frank, and touched the hat which was on his head.
opened
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
personage
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
pushed
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
rushed
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
servant
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
smalls
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
stared
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From this reading The thin man stared at Frank, and touched the hat which was on his head.
strange-looking
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
Street
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
there
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From this reading He burst into the drawing-room,-- no Beatrice was there.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
touched
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From this reading The thin man stared at Frank, and touched the hat which was on his head.
upper
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From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
upstairs
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From this reading Frank gave a glance at this personage, pushed him aside, and rushed upstairs.
waistcoat
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From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Buy Frank had arrived in Curzon Street, leaped from the cabriolet, knocked at the door, which was opened by a strange-looking man in a buff waistcoat and corduroy smalls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A thin elderly man, with a manuscript book in his hands, appeared engaged in examining the furniture, and making an inventory, with the aid of Madame di Negra's upper servant.
