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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 On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
Bean
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
beastly
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
club
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
day
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
DILLSBOROUGH
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From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH FEUD.
doubt
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From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
drunken
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
employed
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
FEUD
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From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH FEUD.
five
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
four
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
fox
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
Goarly
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
herrings
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
husband
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
imagined
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
importance
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
It's
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
Lord
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
magnitude
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From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
Masters
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
men
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
Mr
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
Mrs
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
nasty
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
offence
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From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
perhaps
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
poisoned
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
red
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
remembered
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
risen
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
Rufford
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
said
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
Saturday
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From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
searched
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
strychnine
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DILLSBOROUGH FEUD.
There
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From this reading There had been no doubt about the magnitude of the offence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
unfortunate
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may perhaps be remembered that the poisoned fox was found on the Saturday, and it may be imagined that Mr. Goarly had risen in importance since that day.
Wednesday
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From this reading "It's that nasty, beastly, drunken club," said Mrs. Masters to her unfortunate husband on the Wednesday morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
wood
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From this reading On the Saturday Bean with a couple of men employed by Lord Rufford, had searched the wood, and found four or five red herrings poisoned with strychnine.
