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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 IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
addressed
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
almost
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
board
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
Bunyard
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
came
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
conclusion
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
DISAGREEABLE
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
disheartened
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
DUNKSWELL
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
E
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ERNEST
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find
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
FINDS
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
immediately
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
jumped
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
letter
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
letters
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
loss
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
mainly
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
mother
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
much
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
mystery
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
out
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
person
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
pilot
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
placed
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
plan
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
possession
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
rested
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From this reading My plan to find my mother rested mainly on the possession of it.
robbed
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
room
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
ROOM-MATE
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
steamer
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
taken
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
There
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From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
valise
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From this reading I had placed the letters in the valise after I came on board, and they must have been taken out after the steamer discharged her pilot.
vexed
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From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I WAS vexed, and almost disheartened, by the loss of the letter addressed to Bunyard.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS THAT E. DUNKSWELL IS A DISAGREEABLE ROOM-MATE.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was not much room for a mystery, for I immediately jumped to the conclusion that E. Dunkswell was the person who had robbed me.
