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ACCUSATION
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From this reading AN AMAZING ACCUSATION.
AMAZING
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From this reading AN AMAZING ACCUSATION.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMAZING ACCUSATION.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
Beng
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
bukko
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
cared
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
Chaldea
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
confession
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
devil
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
disappointed
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
end
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
enemy
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
English
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From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
enraged
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
escape
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
Garvington's
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
girl
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
hated
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
heartily
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
hell
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From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
insult
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From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
interior
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
Lambert
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
mankind
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
meaning
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
meant
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
men's
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
occupied
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
one's
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
other
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
pair
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From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
production
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
revolver
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
Romany
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
said
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
Silver
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
snare
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
some
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
swore
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
taking
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From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
tended
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From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl was disappointed to think that Lambert should escape from her snare, and enraged that Garvington's production of one revolver and his confession that Silver had the other tended to this end.
tutes
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
two
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From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And she heartily meant what she said, and cared little which of the two men's interior was occupied by the enemy of mankind, since she hated both.
wished
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From this reading "Beng in tutes bukko!" swore Chaldea in good Romany, meaning that she wished the devil was in some one's body.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "May the pair of you burn in hell," she cried, taking to English, so that they could understand the insult.
