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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 There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
all
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
apparently
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
bearing
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
Beatrice
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
concerning
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
days
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From this reading The girl was sufficiently unhappy in these days.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
Durban's
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
find
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
Frank
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
girl
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From this reading The girl was sufficiently unhappy in these days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
idea
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
kept
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
knowing
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From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
Lady
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
lead
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
mysteries
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
mystery
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
now
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
old
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
Only
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From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
other
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
out
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
protestation
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
rid
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
servant
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From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
set
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From this reading Only by knowing everything would her mind be set at rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
some
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
spite
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
sufficiently
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From this reading The girl was sufficiently unhappy in these days.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
There
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From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The girl was sufficiently unhappy in these days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank as the old servant had apparently been, Beatrice could not rid herself of the idea than even now he had not told everything.
trouble
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
unhappy
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From this reading The girl was sufficiently unhappy in these days.
visit
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
Watson
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was some mystery concerning Lady Watson which had a bearing on the other mysteries, and this she was determined to find out.
word
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From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Beatrice kept her word in spite of all Durban's protestation that her visit to Lady Watson would lead to trouble.
