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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 But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
able
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
appeared
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
Arms
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
bullying
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
compel
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
compliance
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
counted
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
death
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
decided
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
DETECTIVE
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From this reading MISS GREEBY, DETECTIVE.
end
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
evidence
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
fight
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
forthwith
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
gaining
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
Garvington
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
GREEBY
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From this reading MISS GREEBY, DETECTIVE.
grimly
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
important
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
incriminating
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
informed
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
intended
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
interview
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
Lambert
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
letter
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
London
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
manage
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
MISS
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From this reading MISS GREEBY, DETECTIVE.
mistress
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
mystery
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
necessitated
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
piece
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
Pine's
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
plans
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
rearrangement
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From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
remain
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
return
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
satisfied
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
show
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
Silver
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
solved
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From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
surrender
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From this reading To obtain it, Miss Greeby had decided to return to London forthwith, in order to compel its surrender.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
undoubtedly
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From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Miss Greeby had informed Lambert, she intended to remain at the Garvington Arms until the mystery of Pine's death was solved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But her interview with him necessitated a rearrangement of plans, since the incriminating letter appeared to be such an important piece of evidence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Silver would undoubtedly show fight, but his mistress was grimly satisfied that she would be able to manage him, and quite counted upon gaining her end by bullying him into compliance.
