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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 Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
addressing
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From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
Bentham
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From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
bowed
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
brown
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
came
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
Clean-shaven
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
correct
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
country
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
dressed
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
honour
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From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
laid
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
manner
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
moderate
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
more
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
morrow
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
murderer
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From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Bentham had not in the least the appearance of a murderer.
office
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
paper
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
parcel
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
POUNDS
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
practice
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
private
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
professional
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
quietly
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
resembled
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
REWARD
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
said
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From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
shown
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
slow
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
solicitor
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
speech
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From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
table
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From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Clean-shaven, a little slow in speech, quietly dressed, he resembled more than anything a country solicitor in moderate practice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
THOUSAND
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He bowed in correct professional manner, and laid a brown paper parcel upon the table.
visitor
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
Wrayson
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From this reading "I believe," he said, "that I have the honour of addressing Mr. Wrayson?"
Wrayson's
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From this reading ONE THOUSAND POUNDS' REWARD But when the morrow came, and his visitor was shown into Wrayson's private office, he was not quite so sure about it.
