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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 The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
according
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
Alpenny
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
apparently
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
became
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
black
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
buried
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
completely
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From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
cruelly
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
death
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
devoid
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
earth
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From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
effort
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
funeral
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
hamlet
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
Hurstable
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
intelligence
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
Jarvis
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
LILLY'S
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
man
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
neglected
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
news
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
patch
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
police
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
rumour
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
somnolent
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From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
spite
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
STORY
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
swallowed
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From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
trace
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
unable
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From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
up
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From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
vanished
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From this reading No one seemed to know anything about him, and he had vanished as completely as though the earth had swallowed him up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite of every effort, the police were unable to trace the man with the black patch.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
wife
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From this reading LILLY'S STORY The funeral was over, and Jarvis Alpenny was buried beside the wife whom--according to rumour--he had so cruelly neglected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The excitement about his mysterious death was apparently buried with him, and Hurstable again became a somnolent hamlet, devoid of news and intelligence.
